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ISBN 10: 0061763489
ISBN 13: 9780061763489
Author: Huston Smith
The World’s Religions, by beloved author and pioneering professor Huston Smith (Tales of Wonder), is the definitive classic for introducing the essential elements and teachings of the world’s predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as regional native traditions. This revised and updated edition provides sympathetic descriptions of the various traditions, explaining how they work “from the inside,” which is a big reason why this cherished classic has sold more than two million copies since it first appeared in 1958.
The World’s Religions Revised and Updated 1st Table of contents:
I. Point of Departure
Notes.
II. Hinduism
What People Want;
What People Really Want;
The Beyond Within;
Four Paths to the Goal;
The Way to God through Knowledge;
The Way to God through Love;
The Way to God through Work;
The Way to God through Psychophysical Exercises;
The Stages of Life;
The Stations of Life;
“Thou Before Whom All Words Recoil.”
Coming of Age in the Universe;
The World—Welcome and Farewell;
Many Paths to the Same Summit;
Appendix on Sikhism;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
III. Buddhism
The Man Who Woke Up;
The Silent Sage;
The Rebel Saint;
The Four Noble Truths;
The Eightfold Path;
Basic Buddhist Concepts;
Big Raft and Little;
The Secret of the Flower;
The Diamond Thunderbolt;
The Image of the Crossing;
The Confluence of Buddhism and Hinduism in India;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
IV. Confucianism
The First Teacher;
The Problem Confucius Faced;
Rival Answers;
Confucius’ Answer;
The Content of Deliberate Tradition;
The Confucian Project;
Ethics or Religion?
Impact on China;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
V. Taoism
The Old Master;
The Three Meanings of Tao;
Three Approaches to Power and the Taoisms That Follow;
Efficient Power: Philosophical Taoism;
Augmented Power: Taoist Hygiene and Yoga;
Vicarious Power: Religious Taoism;
The Mingling of the Powers;
Creative Quietude;
Other Taoist Values;
Conclusion;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
VI. Islam
Background;
The Seal of the Prophets;
The Migration That Led to Victory;
The Standing Miracle;
Basic Theological Concepts;
The Five Pillars;
Social Teachings;
Sufism;
Whither Islam?
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
VII. Judaism
Meaning in God;
Meaning in Creation;
Meaning in Human Existence;
Meaning in History;
Meaning in Morality;
Meaning in Justice;
Meaning in Suffering;
Meaning in Messianism;
The Hallowing of Life;
Revelation;
The Chosen People;
Israel;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
VIII. Christianity
The Historical Jesus;
The Christ of Faith;
The End and the Beginning;
The Good News;
The Mystical Body of Christ;
The Mind of the Church;
Roman Catholicism;
Eastern Orthodoxy;
Protestantism;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
IX. The Primal Religions
The Australian Experience;
Orality, Place, and Time;
The Primal World;
The Symbolic Mind;
Conclusion;
Suggestions for Further Reading;
Notes.
X. A Final Examination
The Relation between Religions;
The Wisdom Traditions;
Listening.
Notes.
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Author
Also by Huston Smith
Copyright
About the Publisher
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