A Doubter's Guide to World Religions

For believers and skeptics alike, A Doubter''s Guide to World Religions introduces the five major world religions so that you can explore their similarities and differences in a fair and engaging way.

The world is a very religious place. Wherever you look, people are worshipping, praying, believing, following, even dying for their faith. But what does it mean to be religious? Are all religions the same? Do they all call on the same God simply using different names? Are their beliefs and practices simply cultural expressions of the same spiritual longings?

Written by historian and theologian John Dickson in his characteristically engaging style, this book presents each of the world''s five major systems of faith, carefully outlining the history, doctrines, beliefs, and spiritual practices of:

• Hinduism ("The Way of Release")
• Buddhism ("The Way of Enlightenment")
• Judaism