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"Religion is belief in a supreme being or beings; belief in God or gods
practices through faith, obedience, prayer, and worship and specific system
of belief about deity, often involving rituals, a code of ethics, and a
philosophy of life. Religion is more than just a belief in a deity and a
way of life.
There are thousands of religions but eight major ones in our world are
Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shinto, and
Taoism. Each of the others bases faith on the life or teachings of specific
individuals. There are as many different types of religion as there are
different types of people. For many people, religion is an organized system
of beliefs, ceremonies, practices, and worship involving one supreme God or
Deity. Other peoples' religions involve a number of different gods. Some
people's religion has no specific God or gods to be worshiped."
[from Blurb]
Contents
Preface
1. World Religions : An Introduction
2. Religions : A Case Against Belief
3. Renaissance in Hinduism
4. World Religion : Buddhism and its Belief System
5. World Religion : Islam and its Belief System
6. World Religion : Christianity and its Belief System
7. World Religion : Judaism and its Belief System
8. World Religions : Bahai's and its Belief System
Bibliography
Index
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