TY - BOOK AU - Fisher, Mary Pat. AU - Bailey,Lee Worth TI - An anthology of living religions SN - 9780132060592 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - BL 74 .F535 2008 U1 - 200 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Religions KW - History KW - Sources N2 - This anthology provides each of the major world religions with an opportunity to explain itself in its own terms, creating a sensitive and accurate picture of its teachings and beliefs. It allows readers to gain an ?inside? understanding of origins, founders, and practices?and presents the religions as living faiths. Selected extracts relate religion to such current issues as gender, environment, and politics. Chapters explore indigenous sacred ways, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and more. For individuals desiring to learn more about the major world religions, and their impact around the world today UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip078/2007002225.html ER -