World religions :

McDermott, Gerald R.

World religions : an indispensable introduction / Gerald R. McDermott. - Nashville : Thomas Nelson, c2011. - 135, [1] p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Nelson's quick guides .

Originally published: The Baker pocket guide to world religions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 2008.

Includes bibliographic references (p.[136]).

When did the religions start?: a timeline -- Introduction: Why study the world religions? -- Hinduisms : the world's oldest set of religions -- Judaism : Christianity's mother and older brother -- Buddhism : the west's favorite non-Christian religion -- Confucianism and Daoism : two of the biggest nation's three religions -- Christianity : what you believe but have a hard time explaining -- Shinto : the national religion of Japan -- Islam : the world's most important religion geopolitically -- Two common questions.

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