A Concise, Easy-to-Understand Overview of the World's Religions
What religions are represented in your neighborhood, your workplace, and your children's school? Things seem to be changing every day, and it can be hard to keep up. You may know a little about some of these religions. Others are new to you. You'd like to learn about them and how they differ from your beliefs, but who has time to do all the research?
In Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day, cross-cultural expert and professor Garry Morgan explains the key beliefs, histories, and practices of more than twenty religions, including the familiar--Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism--and some of the lesser known--Baha'i, Sikhism, and New Age religions. Broken into forty short readings, each chapter is engaging and easy to understand. In just minutes a day you'll soon have a better understanding of the world's beliefs.
What religions are represented in your neighborhood, your workplace, and your children's school? Things seem to be changing every day, and it can be hard to keep up. You may know a little about some of these religions. Others are new to you. You'd like to learn about them and how they differ from your beliefs, but who has time to do all the research?
In Understanding World Religions in 15 Minutes a Day, cross-cultural expert and professor Garry Morgan explains the key beliefs, histories, and practices of more than twenty religions, including the familiar--Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism--and some of the lesser known--Baha'i, Sikhism, and New Age religions. Broken into forty short readings, each chapter is engaging and easy to understand. In just minutes a day you'll soon have a better understanding of the world's beliefs.
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I chose to review this book because I feel it is important to learn and understand others religions. When we do this, it shows respect to the other person and also helps in areas of tolerance.
I found this book very easy to read and filled with many religions. I always felt I knew most but I was wrong. Not only what I introduced to new religious beliefs but also gained a better understanding of others. Of course I use this as a guide and as an introduction. I understand that misinformation has a way of getting into nonfiction. Being Mormon I am aware that there are ideas out there that have been repeated so many times that the public at large accepts them as truth.
Overall I would recommend this book to anyone interested in how or what others believe in. Also a great resource to educate our children so some common prejudices can be corrected in society.
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