TY - BOOK AU - McDermott,Gerald R. TI - The Baker pocket guide to world religions: what every Christian needs to know SN - 9780801071607 (pbk.) AV - BL 80.3 .M33 2008 U1 - 200 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Grands Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Books KW - Religions N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 144); Timeline: When did the religions start? -- Introduction: Why study the world religions? or, ignorance is not bliss -- 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip089/2008002963.html ER -