false 6455008 1 <p>A comprehensive and up-to-date approach to all those who compete for the minds and hearts of humanity.</p> <p>Author James Beverley is one of the few who has interviewed the Dalai Lama in India. He has consulted as a legal expert on world religions.</p> <p>This book covers more than 200 religions, sects, and cults, most of them ones the reader might encounter on any given day. Lots of illustrations and charts make this a user-friendly text. Perfect for the student as well as the layperson. Contemporary and up-to-date scholarship, this book will become the standard by which all other religions books are measured.</p> <p>This book will be packaged in a way that suggests its being authoritative, a resource that will be used for a long time. This will include a beautiful dust jacket and be packed full of illustrations.</p> 6645248 19 5 2009 Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Religions of the World total:13|5:9|4:2|2:1|1:1| 13 56 19 9 1 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:58:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 11:58:42 -0700 2009 Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions covers more than 200 religions, sects, and cults, most of which the reader might encounter in everyday life. The information for the most part is fairly presented, and his research is well organized, which is impressive.

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A Comprehensive Introduction to the Religions of the World

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Dr. Beverley h...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:12:23 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 00:44:16 -0700 2009 I read this as part of Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Bloggers program. Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions covers more than 200 religions, sects, and cults, most of them ones the reader might encounter on any given day. The book is arranged with a chapter for each religion. Detailed in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:44:05 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:36:57 -0700 2009 1 Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Religions of the World by James A. Bev...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 05:54:17 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 05:54:17 -0700 2009
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