Author: David A Brown
Publisher: ISPCK
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 271
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8172143141
Description
Probably the best single book available on the subject. A gem of its kind, concise, penetrating, easy to read and enormously informative.
So reviewers welcomed this thoroughly practical book by David Brown, who was Bishop of Guildford until his death in 1982. He taught for many years in Africa and the near East, and his studies of Islam have contributed much to mutual understanding between Christians and Muslims.
In this Study Guide he explores the relationship between the Creator and the creation as it is expressed in the religions of mankind. The chief purpose of the book is to describe religions at their face value, as part of the social and cultural context within which Christians live and work, not to criticize or evaluate them. In the last chapter, however, the author relates this discussion to the belief that in Christ, God intervened in our world in a unique and decisive way.
Material for the chapters on Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Shintoism, Taoism, and the religions of the Ga in Ghana, the Maori, and Shamanism in Korea has been contributed by nationals of the areas concerned.
Contents
PREFACE
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Introduction for the Indian Sub-Continent Edition
PART 1
Religion
CHAPTER 1: God
CHAPTER 2: Religions
PART 2
Four Traditional religions
Introduction
CHAPTER 3
The Religion of the Dinka In Sudan
CHAPTER 4
The Religion of the Ga in Ghana
CHAPTER 5
Maori Religion
CHAPTER 6
Shamanism in Korea
PART 3
Five National Religions
Introduction
CHAPTER 7
Shintoism
CHAPTER 8
Hinduism
CHAPTER 9
Two Chinese Religions
Introduction
Confucianism
Taoism
CHAPTER 10
Judaism
PART 4
Three International Religions
Introduction
CHAPTER 11
Buddhism
CHAPTER 12
Christianity
CHAPTER 13
Islam
PART 5
Religions in the Modern World
Introduction
CHAPTER 14
A Changing World
CHAPTER 15
One God, Many Religions
CHAPTER 16
The Christian and Other Religions
Some Books for Further Reading
Key to Study Suggestions
Index