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World Religions in Seven Sentences
A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic
Douglas GroothuisSeries: Introductions in Seven Sentences(0)
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Understanding the beliefs and practices of other faiths is essential not just to the task of interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one's own faith.
In this brief volume in “IVP Academic's Introductions in Seven Sentences”, philosopher Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence representing each of several world religions as a way to open readers to their depth and complexity, including:
• Atheism: "God Is Dead."
• Judaism: "I Am Who I Am."
• Hinduism: "You Are That."
• Buddhism: "Life Is Suffering."
• Daoism: "The Dao That Can Be Spoken Is Not the Eternal Dao."
• Christianity: "Before Abraham Was, I Am."
• Islam: "There Is One God, and Mohammad Is His Prophet."
With a sympathetic but not uncritical approach, Groothuis welcomes readers to a vital and global conversation.
The accessible primers in the “Introductions in Seven Sentences” collection act as brief introductions to an academic field, with simple organization: seven key sentences that give readers a birds-eye view of an entire discipline.
In this brief volume in “IVP Academic's Introductions in Seven Sentences”, philosopher Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence representing each of several world religions as a way to open readers to their depth and complexity, including:
• Atheism: "God Is Dead."
• Judaism: "I Am Who I Am."
• Hinduism: "You Are That."
• Buddhism: "Life Is Suffering."
• Daoism: "The Dao That Can Be Spoken Is Not the Eternal Dao."
• Christianity: "Before Abraham Was, I Am."
• Islam: "There Is One God, and Mohammad Is His Prophet."
With a sympathetic but not uncritical approach, Groothuis welcomes readers to a vital and global conversation.
The accessible primers in the “Introductions in Seven Sentences” collection act as brief introductions to an academic field, with simple organization: seven key sentences that give readers a birds-eye view of an entire discipline.
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"As always, Doug Groothuis excels with his solid and sharp reasoning, expressed in his usual flowing and convincing style. He addresses six religions (including Christianity) and atheism (Nietzsche) by drawing a significant sentence or phrase from each. He then interprets the religions on the basis of this 'headline' and discusses the strengths and weaknesses, particularly in comparison and contra
Winfried Corduan, professor emeritus of philosophy and religion at Taylor University