Anthology of Living Religions, An

by Fisher, Mary Pat; Bailey, Lee W.

• ISBN13: 9780130156570
• ISBN10: 0130156574
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This anthology provides each of the major world religions with an opportunity to explain itself in its own terms, creating a sensitive and accurate picture of its teachings and beliefs. It allows readers to gain an "inside" understanding of origins, founders, and practices--and presents the religions as living faiths. Selected extracts relate religion to such current issues as gender, environment, and politics. Chapters explore indigenous sacred ways, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and more. For individuals desiring to learn more about the major world religions, and their impact around the world today.

Table of Contents

The Religious Response	1	(33)
The Comparative study of religion	2	(3)
Interpreting the Sacred	2	(3)
William E. Paden
The phenomenology of religions	5	(2)
The Sacredness of Nature and Cosmic Religion	5	(2)
Mircea Eliade
Materialistic perspectives on religion	7	(4)
The Future of an Illusion	7	(2)
Sigmund Freud
Religion as the Opium of the People	9	(1)
Karl Marx
God is Dead	10	(1)
Friedrich Nietzsche
Religious points of view	11	(4)
The Oneness of the Divine	11	(1)
Abraham Heschel
The New Polytheism	12	(2)
David Miller
The Ground of Being	14	(1)
Tarthang Tulku
Scientific perspectives on religion	15	(5)
A Not-So-Random Universe	15	(3)
Patrick Glynn
Near-Death Experiences: Light in the Shadow of Death	18	(2)
Lee W. Bailey
Worship, symbol, and myth	20	(5)
Mandalas: Deity Unfolding in the World	20	(3)
Carl G. Jung
The Hero with a Thousand Faces	23	(2)
Joseph Campbell
Women and the feminine in religion	25	(4)
When God Was a Woman	25	(4)
Merlin Stone
The need for religion today	29	(2)
The Lost Dimension in Religion	29	(2)
Paul Tillich
Glossary	31	(1)
Review Questions	32	(1)
Information Resources	33	(1)
Indigenous Sacred Ways	34	(27)
African Sacred Ways	35	(12)
Of Water and the Spirit: An African Boy's Initiation	35	(6)
Malidoma Patrice Some
Women and Prayers in African Religion	41	(3)
John Mbiti
The Talking Drum: African Sacred Liturgy	44	(3)
Georges Niangoran-Bouah
Native North American sacred Ways	47	(10)
That Mountain Has Spirit by Southwest Indigenous Peoples	48	(1)
The Great Vision	48	(4)
Black Elk
Lakota Shaman
Basic Call to Consciousness by the Hau De No Sau Nee (Iroquois) Nation	52	(2)
The Essence of Cosmic Man	54	(1)
Tlakaelel (Mexica-Tolteca)
Seeing with a Native Eye	55	(2)
Barre Toelken
Glossary	57	(1)
Typical Indigenous Holy Days	57	(1)
Historical Outline	58	(1)
Review Questions	58	(1)
Information Resources	58	(3)
Hinduism	61	(31)
Sruti texts	62	(4)
Hymn to Agni, God of Fire from the Rig Vedas	62	(1)
Hymn on Creation from the Rig Vedas	63	(1)
You are That from the Upanishads	64	(1)
What Is the World but Spirit? from the Upanishads	65	(1)
Smrti texts	66	(10)
Devotion to the Lord from the Bhagavad Gita	66	(1)
Rama, Sita, and Lakshman Enter the Forest from the Ramayana	67	(2)
Duties of the Four Castes from the Manu smriti	69	(1)
The Faithful Wife from the Manu smriti	70	(1)
Desire to Know the Brahman	71	(1)
Sankara
Yoga Sutras	72	(2)
Patanjali
In Praise of Durga from the Siva Purana	74	(1)
The Way of Devotion from the Bhagavata Purana	75	(1)
Songs of the Saints	76	(3)
The World of Illusion	77	(1)
Ravi Das
Worship Him in Silence	78	(1)
Lalla
Without Krishna I Cannot Sleep	79	(1)
Mirabai
Three Poems	80	(2)
Kabir
Modern texts	82	(1)
Vision of the Mother	82	(1)
Paramahansa Yogananda
Contemporary issues	83	(5)
Untouchability	83	(2)
Mahatma Gandhi
Hindu-ness	85	(1)
V. D. Savarkar
A Paradigm Shift in Religious Cooperation	86	(2)
Swami Agnivesh
Glossary	88	(1)
Holy Days	89	(1)
Historical Outline	89	(1)
Review Questions	90	(1)
Information Resources	90	(2)
Jainism	92	(19)
Teachings of Mahavir	93	(2)
Mahavir's Stoicism from the Akaranga Sutra	93	(2)
Harmlessness	95	(2)
``On Non-Violence'' from Jain Sutras	95	(1)
``On Self-Restraint'' from Jain Sutras	96	(1)
Respect for Life from the Akaranga Sutra	96	(1)
Perfection of the soul	97	(2)
The Five Great Vows from the Akaranga Sutra	97	(2)
The principles of Anekantavada and Syadvada	99	(1)
Anekantavada (The Doctrine of Manifold Aspects)	99	(1)
Dr. L. M. Singhvi
The Blind Men and the Elephant: a traditional Jain fable	100	(1)
Renunciation	100	(7)
``Forsaking eternal bliss for a drop of honey'': a traditional Jain fable	101	(1)
The Renunciate Life of Sadhvi Vicaksana	102	(3)
N. Shanta
``The Righteous Path for Laity and Ascetics''	105	(2)
Acharya Kund-Kund
Jain ethics today	107	(2)
Non-violence: A Profile	107	(2)
Acharya Tulsi
Glossary	109	(1)
Holy Days	109	(1)
Historical Outline	109	(1)
Review Questions	110	(1)
Information Resources	110	(1)
Buddhism	111	(31)
The awakened one	112	(5)
Defeat of Mara and Enlightenment	112	(3)
Asvaghosha
Speculations Undeclared from the Culamalunkya Sutta	115	(2)
Theravada	117	(3)
The Fully Enlightened from the Dhammapada	117	(2)
Rejection of Birth Castes from the Vasettha Sutta	119	(1)
Mahayana	120	(6)
Emptiness	120	(1)
Nagarjuna
The Heart Sutra	121	(1)
Discovering Universal Emptiness	122	(1)
Dogen
Zen and Koans	123	(3)
Daisetz T. Suzuki
Nothing to Do with Rules	126	(1)
Bankei
Vajrayana	126	(4)
Love, Kindness, and Universal Responsibility	127	(3)
Dalai Lama
Living engaged Buddhism	130	(8)
Engaged Buddhism in Asia	130	(3)
Christopher Queen
Sallie King
Buddhism Comes Home	133	(3)
Jean Latz Griffin
Precepts for an Engaged Buddhism	136	(2)
Thich Nhat Hanh
Glossary	138	(1)
Holy Days	139	(1)
Historical Outline	140	(1)
Review Questions	140	(1)
Information Resources	141	(1)
Confucianism	142	(22)
The Confucian classics	143	(8)
The Analects of Confucius	143	(3)
Wing-tsit Chan
The Book of Mencius	146	(2)
D. C. Lau
The Doctrine of the Mean	148	(3)
Wing-tsit Chan
Scholars' commentaries	151	(4)
The Great Commentary on the Book of Changes	151	(3)
Richard Wilhelm
Principles for Women	154	(1)
Pan Chao
Neo-Confucianism	155	(3)
The Great Ultimate	155	(2)
Chou Tun-i
The Western Inscription	157	(1)
Chang Tsai
Living Confucianism	158	(3)
Confucianism and the Twenty-First Century	158	(3)
Xinzhong Yao
Glossary	161	(1)
Holy Days	162	(1)
Historical Outline	162	(1)
Review Questions	163	(1)
Information Resources	163	(1)
Taoism	164	(20)
The traditional canon	164	(7)
The Tao-te Ching	164	(3)
Lao-tzu
The Great and Venerable Teacher	167	(1)
Chuang Tzu
Heaven's Gifts	168	(3)
Lieh-tzu
Later developments	171	(10)
Communication of the Force of Life with Heaven from Huang Ti Nei Ching Su Wen	171	(1)
Awakening to Perfection	172	(1)
Zhang Boduan
The Way of Perfect Truth	173	(4)
Wang Che
The Story of Ho Hsien Ku, a Female Immortal	177	(2)
The Essence of T'ai Chi	179	(2)
Al Chung-liang Huang
Glossary	181	(1)
Holy Days	182	(1)
Historical Outline	182	(1)
Review Questions	182	(1)
Information Resources	183	(1)
Judaism	184	(34)
The Jewish Bible: Tanakh	185	(8)
In the Beginning from Genesis 1:1--2:4, 2:4--3:24	185	(4)
Abraham's Covenant from Genesis 17:1--12	189	(1)
The Mosaic Covenant from Exodus 19--20	190	(1)
An Eye for an Eye from Leviticus 24	191	(1)
Choose Life from Deuteronomy 30	192	(1)
The Davidic Covenant from II Samuel 7	192	(1)
Prophets	193	(1)
The Prophecies of Isaiah from Isaiah 1:11--20	193	(1)
The Earth Will Teach You from Job 12:7--10	194	(1)
Where Were You When I Laid the Earth's Foundations? from Job 38:1--18	194	(1)
Commentaries on the Tanakh	194	(4)
The Passover Seder Meal Ceremony	195	(1)
Rabbi Nathan Goldberg
Midrash	196	(1)
Nahum N. Glatzer
Talmud	197	(1)
Judah Goldin
Evolving theology and spirituality	198	(7)
Thirteen Principles of Faith	198	(1)
Maimonides
From Strength to Strength	199	(4)
Baal-Shem Tov
I and Thou	203	(2)
Martin Buber
Contemporary Judaism	205	(9)
Surviving Auschwitz	205	(1)
Viktor Frankl
Jewish Feminism	206	(4)
Susannah Heschel
Making Judaism More Alive	210	(4)
Michael Lerner
Glossary	214	(1)
Holy Days	215	(1)
Historical Outline	216	(1)
Review Questions	216	(1)
Information Resources	217	(1)
Christianity	218	(36)
Jesus the Christ	219	(6)
The Annunciation from Luke 1:26--35	219	(1)
The Magnificat from Luke 1:46--55	219	(1)
Jesus's Birth from Luke 1:46--55	220	(1)
Jesus's Ministry Begins from Matthew 4:23--25	220	(1)
The Beatitudes from Matthew 5:1--12	221	(1)
Law from Matthew 5:1--12	221	(1)
Sincerely Motivated Faith and Works from Matthew 5:21--24	221	(1)
The Good Samaritan from Luke 10:29--37	222	(1)
True Treasures from Matthew 6:19--21	222	(1)
Healing the Blind from Matthew 9:27--30	222	(1)
The Light of the World from John 1:1--5	222	(1)
The Word (Logos) from John 1:14	223	(1)
The Last Supper from Mark 14:10--25	223	(1)
The Crucifixion from Mark 15:12--46	223	(1)
The Resurrection from Mark 16:1--8	224	(1)
Paul's Conversion from Acts 9:1--20	225	(1)
The letters of Paul to the new Christian Churches	225	(1)
Paul on Faith and Works from Romans 3:28--31	225	(1)
Paul on Gender from Galatians 3:28; I Corinthians 14:35	226	(1)
Paul on Faith, Hope, and Love from I Corinthians 13:1--13	226	(1)
History and literature	226	(2)
How to Interpret Scripture	227	(1)
Origen
Early non-canonical texts	228	(3)
The Thunder, Perfect Mind from The Nag Hammadi Library	229	(1)
The Formation of the Canon	230	(1)
Athanasius
Theology and spirituality	231	(5)
The Confessions of St. Augustine	231	(2)
Augustine
A Medieval Argument for the Existence of God	233	(1)
Anselm
Everything Lives in God	234	(1)
Hildegard
Grief and Joy	235	(1)
St. Gregory
The Reformation	236	(2)
Faith Can Rule Only in the Inward Man	237	(1)
Martin Luther
Living Christianity	238	(12)
An Evangelical Manifesto	238	(1)
I Don't Want to Eat Any Sugar	239	(1)
Mother Teresa
I've Seen the Promised Land	240	(2)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Not Development, but Liberation	242	(1)
Gustavo Gutierrez
The Godhead as a Woman Giving Birth	243	(2)
Virginia Mollenkott
The Goddess and Women's Sprituality	245	(2)
Charlene Spretnak
Models of God	247	(2)
Sallie McFague
The Green Patriarch: Environmental Orthodoxy	249	(1)
Melba Newsome
Glossary	250	(1)
Holy Days	251	(1)
Historical Outline	252	(1)
Review Questions	252	(1)
Information Resources	253	(1)
Islam	254	(35)
The Prophet Muhammad	255	(4)
The Beginning of Muhammad's Revelation from Sahih Muslim	255	(1)
The Night Journey from Sahih Muslim	256	(3)
Islamic scripture: the Qur'an	259	(7)
Fatiha	259	(1)
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Allah	259	(1)
Messengers	260	(1)
People of the Book	260	(1)
Unity of Humanity	261	(1)
Righteousness	261	(1)
Mecca	261	(1)
Jihad	262	(1)
Gender, Family	262	(1)
Self-Restraint	263	(1)
Adam	264	(1)
Abraham	264	(1)
Moses	264	(1)
Mary	264	(1)
Jesus	265	(1)
The Day of Judgment	265	(1)
Islamic theology and spirituality	266	(2)
Seeking Consent for Marriage	266	(1)
Fighting of Women Side by Side with Men	267	(1)
Prohibition of Killing Women and Children in War	267	(1)
Compel not Your Slave-Girls to prostitution	267	(1)
Removal of the Idols from the Vicinity of the Ka'ba	268	(1)
The Merits of Jesus Christ (Peace Be Upon Him)	268	(1)
Merit of Love for the Sake of Allah	268	(1)
It is Forbidden to Commit Oppression	268	(1)
The Merits of Forgiveness and Humility	268	(1)
Shari'ah	268	(6)
Iconoclasm	269	(1)
On Pictures and Images	269	(1)
Reason and Revelation	269	(1)
Ibn Sina (Avicenna)	269	(2)
Peter Heath
Al-Ghazali	271	(2)
W. Montgomery Watt
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)	273	(1)
George Hourani
Worship	274	(2)
How to Perform Salaat	274	(2)
Sufi mysticism	276	(4)
Rabi'a	276	(2)
Charles Upton
Rumi	278	(1)
William C. Chittick
Between the Yea and the Nay	279	(1)
Ibn 'Arabi
Living Islam	280	(6)
Women and Islam	280	(3)
Ruth Mas
Ecology: A Sacred Science	283	(3)
Seyyed H. Nasr
Glossary	286	(1)
Muslim Holy Days	286	(1)
Historical Outline	287	(1)
Review Questions	287	(1)
Information Resources	288	(1)
Sikhism	289	(24)
Guru Nanak at Mecca from Sir Jogendra Singh and Raja Sir Daljit Singh, eds.	290	(3)
Daily prayers	293	(4)
JapJi	293	(1)
Guru Nanak
Jaap Sahib	294	(2)
Guru Gobind Singh
Sukhmani Sahib	296	(1)
Guru Arjun Dev
The Guru Granth Sahib	297	(8)
``Oh honey bee, thou art lost in worldly flowers''	298	(1)
Guru Nanak
``Oh my mind, remember the Holy Name''	299	(1)
Guru Amar Das
``My eyes are wet with the Lord's nectar''	299	(1)
Guru Ram Das
``The true Guru is an ocean of pearls''	300	(1)
Guru Arjun Dev
``The one who mingles with God''	301	(1)
Guru Teg Bahadur
Hymns of the Hindu and Muslim Saints	302	(1)
Nam Dev
``How can there be any difference between me and Thee?''	303	(1)
Ravidas
``Pray crow, peck not these eyes, so that I may see the Beloved''	304	(1)
Sheikh Farid
Dasam Granth	305	(2)
``This is the purpose for which God sent me''	305	(1)
Guru Gobind Singh
``Let all humanity be recognized as one''	306	(1)
Guru Gobind Singh
Living Sikhism	307	(4)
The Sikh Gurus' Vision of an Ideal Society	307	(4)
Dr. Dharam Sing
Glossary	311	(1)
Sikh Holy Days	311	(1)
Historical Outline	311	(1)
Review Questions	312	(1)
Information Resources	312	(1)
New Religious Movements	313	(21)
Old religions in new skins	313	(3)
Transcendental Mediation Today	314	(2)
Hemant Kumar
Esoteric wisdom	316	(3)
The Wisdom-Religion Esoteric in All Ages	316	(3)
Madame Blavatsky
Apocalyptic expectations	319	(1)
Life in a Peaceful New World	319	(1)
Jehovah's Witnesses
Following a leader	320	(2)
The Lord of the Second Advent and the Ideal of True Parents	321	(1)
Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Spiritual psychotherapy	322	(3)
A Course in Miracles summarized	323	(2)
Helen Schucmann
Nature spirituality	325	(3)
Witchcraft	325	(3)
Diane Mariechild
Universalism	328	(1)
A New Revelation from the Unifier	328	(1)
Baha'u'llah
The fate of new religious movements	329	(3)
After the Founder's Death	330	(2)
J. Gordon Melton
Glossary	332	(1)
Review Questions	332	(1)
Information Resources	333	(1)
The Interfaith Movement	334	(15)
The oneness of religions	335	(1)
Religion	335	(1)
Hazrat Inayat Khan
Interfaith initiatives	336	(5)
Global Imperatives for the Third Millennium	337	(2)
Robert Muller
Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief by the United Nations	339	(2)
Ground Rules for Interfaith Dialogue	341	(3)
Leonard Swidler
Celebration of all religions	344	(4)
Can We Share in Others' Spiritual Traditions?	344	(2)
Marcus Braybrooke
God Will Break all the Barriers	346	(2)
Baba Virsa Singh
Review Questions	348	(1)
Information Resources	348	(1)
Literary acknowledgments	349	(2)
Index	351