The Sacred Paths: Understanding the Religions of the WorldPearson Education, 2006 - 577 頁 This book combines study of the dynamic historical development of each religious tradition with a comparative thematic structure. In this way, the book helps readers to explore each of the major religions as a unique and integral system of meaning and life. At the same time, readers are encouraged to discover and explore the nature of religious experience by comparing basic themes and issues common to all religions. Covering the religions arising from India, China, Japan, and the Mediterranean world, this book introduces the key dimensions of religious experience, outlining the basic human concerns that give rise to religious experience, such as origin and identity, ultimate reality, human nature, and the good life. For anyone interested in exploring the origins and development of the diverse religions of the world. |
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... means by which such transformation can be possible . Functioning as a means of transformation , a religious path provides methods of interaction with the realm of the sacred . This is the ultimate source of life and meaning , and the ...
... means also to refrain from all slander and recriminations that would bring about ha- tred , enmity , and disharmony among people . It means to avoid all abusive , harsh , rude , and impolite language , for this is offensive to others ...
... means . This means that wars for land , resources , power , wealth , and all the rest are prohibited . Striving in the cause of God means enforcing God's law about equali- ty and justice for all . Thus , the Muslim tradition has a kind ...