Pocket Guide to World Religions

<P>Have you ever wondered . . .</P><ul><li>what the red dot on an Indian woman's forehead means?</li><li>whether all Buddhist monks practice martial arts?</li><li>if the Emperor of Japan is still considered a god?</li></ul><P>Here is a concise informative guide for anyone looking for answers to basic questions about the world's varied religions. In short incisive chapters Winfried Corduan introduces readers to twelve of the world's major religions including Baha'i Buddhism Christianity Confucianism Daoism Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Parsi Shinto and Sikhism. For each he offers brief descriptions of its name numbers and distribution key symbols history Scriptures major beliefs subgroups worship practices home practices clothing diet and calendar. Also included are even briefer descriptions of sixteen new religious movements and traditional or tribal religions.</P><P>This book is for students pastors and other busy people who want the quick bare-facts scoop on current religions.</P><P>Designed for students and pastors alike the short and accessible volumes in the IVP Pocket Reference Series will help you tackle the study of biblical languages church history apologetics world religions Christian spirituality ethics theology and more.</P>