Handy Answer: The Handy Religion Answer Book

Editor/Author Renard, John
Publication Year: 2012
Publisher: Visible Ink Press

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-57-859379-8
Category: Religion & Theology
Image Count: 189
Book Status: Available
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Clearly and eloquently written by a scholar with more than 40 years of study and teaching experience, The Handy Religion Answer Book is an easy-to-use comparative guide for anyone seeking basic religious literacy and intellectual history.

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Table of Contents

  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • JUDAISM
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • CHRISTIANITY
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • ISLAM
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • HINDUISM
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • BUDDHISM
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • DAOISM AND CCT
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • CONFUCIANISM, THE LITERATI, AND CHINESE IMPERIAL TRADITIONS
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • SHINTO
  • History and Sources
  • Religious Beliefs
  • Signs and Symbols
  • Membership, Community, Diversity
  • Leadership, Authority, and Religious Roles
  • Holidays and Regular Observances
  • Customs and Rituals
  • MAPS
  • GLOBAL RELIGION TIMELINE
  • GLOSSARY
  • FURTHER READING