Title:
God is not one : the eight rival religions that run the world--and why their differences matter / Stephen Prothero.
Author:
Prothero, Stephen R.
Publication Information:
New York : HarperOne, c2010.
Call Number:
BL80.3 .P76 2010
Abstract:
At the dawn of the twenty-first century, scientific and technological advancements, interconnected globalized economies, and even the so-called New Atheists have done nothing to change one thing: our world remains furiously religious. For good and for evil, religion is the single greatest influence in the world. We accept as self-evident that competing economic systems (capitalist or communist) or clashing political parties (Republican or Democratic) propose very different solutions to our planet's problems. So why do we pretend that the world's religious traditions are different paths to the same God? Scholar Stephen Prothero argues that it is time to replace naïve hopes of interreligious unity with deeper knowledge of religious differences. He maintains that each religion attempts to solve a different human problem, and examines each of these traditions on its own terms to create an indispensable guide for anyone who wants to better understand the big questions.--From publisher description.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780061571275
Physical Description:
388 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
Islam : the way of submission -- Christianity : the way of salvation -- Confucianism : the way of propriety -- Hinduism : the way of devotion -- Buddhism : the way of awakening -- Yoruba religion : the way of connection -- Judaism : the way of exile and return -- Daoism : the way of flourishing -- A brief coda on atheism : the way of reason.
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