Rabbi Marc Gellman, Monsignor Thomas Hartman

Religion For Dummies

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing practical, human advice on religion in real-life, this title is not a comparison of world religions but a hands-on resource to help readers understand their own religions, explore others and show how to incorporate spiritual practices into their own lives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 802g
• ISBN-13: 9780764552649
• ISBN-10: 0764552643
• Artikelnr.: 22388170

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Marc Gellman and Monsignor Thomas Hartman host cable TV's The God Squad and appear frequently on Good Morning America and Imus in the Morning. They have written several children's books on religion.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part I: In the Beginning: Religion Basics 7
Chapter 1: Holy Smoke! Defining Religion 9
Chapter 2: Four Big Mysteries and a Couple of Recent Conundrums 31
Chapter 3: The God Questions: Does He Exist and What's He Like? 43
Chapter 4: When Good Religions Go Bad 61
Part II: Religious Beliefs 73
Chapter 5: The Foundations of Faith 75
Chapter 6: The Amazing Variety of Spiritual Beings 99
Part III: Religious Rituals 113
Chapter 7: Rituals of Communal Worship 115
Chapter 8: Rituals of Individual Devotion 137
Chapter 9: Holy Days in Our Lives: Rites of Passage 149
Part IV: Religious Ethics 179
Chapter 10: Personal Virtues 181
Chapter 11: Public Virtues 199
Chapter 12: Religion and Some Really Hot Ethical Issues 221
Part V: All (Other) Things Holy 237
Chapter 13: Holy Books 239
Chapter 14: Holy People 263
Chapter 15: Holy Places 293
Chapter 16: Holy Houses 307
Chapter 17: Holy Days on the Calendar 323
Part VI: The Part of Tens 335
Chapter 18: Ten (or so) Jobs for the Devoted 337
Chapter 19: Ten Tales for Your Reading Enjoyment 347
Appendix: A Few Religions of the World 355
Index 375