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Opening Up to Other Traditions | p. 1 |
Why Learn About Other Faiths? | p. 3 |
"I Read the News Today, Oh Boy" | p. 3 |
Catching Up with the Constitution | p. 4 |
Then and Now | p. 5 |
How This Book Can Help | p. 6 |
"I Don't Have to Bother with This! I'm an Agnostic (or: an Atheist)!" | p. 7 |
"Hey, This Sounds Familiar!" | p. 7 |
The Academic Obstacle | p. 8 |
Beyond Fear | p. 8 |
Lots of Different Names, Some Familiar Ideas | p. 11 |
This Just In ... | p. 11 |
Ancient Truths | p. 12 |
Humanity and the Eternal | p. 13 |
Interconnectedness with All Creation | p. 15 |
Beyond Words, Beyond Mind | p. 16 |
One More Thing | p. 18 |
Speaking Softly and Dropping the Stick | p. 21 |
Non-Sectarian Knees | p. 22 |
Six Ways to Alienate Someone Whose Faith Is Unfamiliar to You (and What to Do Instead) | p. 23 |
Ask Questions! | p. 25 |
And Now, a Word from the Federal Government | p. 26 |
The Best Advice: Don't Pretend to Have All the Answers | p. 27 |
When in Doubt, Repeat: "We're All in the Same Boat" | p. 27 |
Judaism | p. 29 |
The Roots of Judaism | p. 31 |
The Hebrews | p. 31 |
The Kingdom and the Dispersion | p. 34 |
The Prophets | p. 35 |
Fundamental Precepts | p. 36 |
In Depth: Some Key Aspects of Judaism | p. 37 |
Modern Jewish Experience | p. 41 |
Reactions to the Modern World | p. 42 |
The Orthodox Tradition | p. 43 |
Conservative Judaism | p. 44 |
Reform Judaism | p. 45 |
The Pressures of the Outside World | p. 45 |
Two Extraordinary Modern Events | p. 48 |
Jewish Ritual and Celebration | p. 51 |
Life: The Ultimate Religious Ceremony | p. 51 |
Dietary Laws | p. 53 |
What Happens in the Service? | p. 53 |
Shabbat | p. 54 |
Major Observances | p. 54 |
Life Rituals | p. 57 |
Judaism and the Afterlife | p. 59 |
Beware of Generalizations! | p. 59 |
What Jewish People Believe | p. 60 |
A Stark Contrast | p. 61 |
Breaking Down Barriers to Judaism | p. 63 |
Zionism Equals Judaism | p. 63 |
The Jewish People Are Guilty of Deicide | p. 64 |
Judaism Views Women in a Negative Way | p. 65 |
"Judeo-Christian" Means, Basically, "Christian" | p. 66 |
Judaism is Monolithic | p. 66 |
Christianity | p. 69 |
Christian Beginnings | p. 71 |
The Man at the Center of the Faith | p. 71 |
Mystery | p. 74 |
Christianity in the World | p. 75 |
Peter and Paul--and Beyond | p. 76 |
Development, Conflict, and Acceptance | p. 76 |
Beyond the Divisions | p. 79 |
The Many Christian Denominations | p. 81 |
Roman Catholicism | p. 81 |
The Orthodox Church | p. 86 |
Protestantism | p. 88 |
Faith, Not Works | p. 89 |
Other Major Denominations | p. 90 |
Different Drummers: "Distinctive" Protestant Movements | p. 91 |
The Quilt of Many Squares | p. 92 |
Christian Celebration | p. 95 |
Advent | p. 95 |
Christmas | p. 96 |
Lent | p. 97 |
Palm Sunday | p. 98 |
Good Friday | p. 99 |
Easter | p. 99 |
Pentecost | p. 99 |
The Feast of the Assumption | p. 100 |
New Year | p. 100 |
Is That It? | p. 101 |
Christianity and the Afterlife | p. 103 |
The Day of Judgment | p. 103 |
Where Are Human Beings Sent After They Die? | p. 104 |
What Will Win Success in the Afterlife? | p. 107 |
What Is Heaven Like? What Is Hell Like? | p. 108 |
What Will Happen to Christians Who Are Still Alive on Earth at the Time of the Second Coming? | p. 109 |
The Eternal Reward | p. 110 |
Breaking Down Barriers to Christianity | p. 113 |
The Myth of Christian Unanimity | p. 113 |
Only Catholics Practice Confession | p. 114 |
Christianity Condemns Homosexuals | p. 115 |
All Christians Believe That Their Version of Christianity Is the Only True Religion | p. 117 |
Catholics Believe the Pope to Be Infallible in All His Pronouncements | p. 117 |
The Modern Mormon Church Permits or Encourages Polygamy | p. 117 |
Islam | p. 119 |
The Early History of Islam | p. 121 |
The Deen of the Prophet | p. 122 |
Who Was Muhammad? | p. 123 |
"The God" | p. 124 |
The Man Who Wouldn't Go Away | p. 124 |
The Migration | p. 125 |
The Qur'an | p. 126 |
The Five Pillars | p. 128 |
Expansion and Evolution | p. 129 |
After Muhammad | p. 131 |
The Islamic Empire | p. 131 |
The Word | p. 133 |
The Sunni Muslims | p. 134 |
The Shia Muslims | p. 134 |
The Sufis | p. 136 |
Ramadan and Other Observances | p. 139 |
Day by Day | p. 139 |
Important Islamic Life Rituals | p. 141 |
Ramadan | p. 143 |
Other Important Islamic Holy Days | p. 143 |
Islam and the Afterlife | p. 145 |
The Trial | p. 146 |
The Reckoning | p. 147 |
A Reminder to Humanity | p. 147 |
Destinations | p. 148 |
Non-Muslims and the Afterlife | p. 149 |
Islam on Death and Dying | p. 150 |
Following the Example of the Prophet | p. 152 |
Breaking Down Barriers to Islam | p. 153 |
A Global Phenomenon | p. 154 |
Muslim Equals Arab | p. 154 |
Stereotypes Concerning the "Sword of Islam" | p. 155 |
Jihad | p. 157 |
Islam Degrades and Oppresses Women | p. 158 |
The Qur'an Advocates the Slaughter of Unbelievers | p. 159 |
Hinduism | p. 163 |
That Old Time Religion | p. 165 |
No Founder | p. 165 |
The Indus Valley Civilization | p. 167 |
One and Many | p. 168 |
The Vedic Period | p. 168 |
The Faith Develops: Circles of Life | p. 169 |
Hindu Philosophy | p. 170 |
Social Realities | p. 171 |
Hindu Beliefs | p. 173 |
God's Many Faces | p. 175 |
One God, Many Gods | p. 175 |
Having It Both Ways | p. 178 |
The Big Picture | p. 178 |
A Brief Introduction | p. 178 |
Respect for Life and Personal Growth | p. 183 |
Life and Death | p. 183 |
"Watch Out for Rebirth" | p. 184 |
Religion, Religion Everywhere | p. 185 |
Where's the Sabbath? | p. 185 |
Temples and Homes | p. 186 |
Celebrations | p. 187 |
Life Rituals | p. 187 |
Hinduism and the Afterlife | p. 189 |
Exiting the Body | p. 189 |
Moving On: Embracing the Death Experience | p. 190 |
Death Rituals in Hinduism | p. 191 |
Breaking Down Barriers to Hinduism | p. 193 |
Hinduism Is a Polytheistic Religion | p. 194 |
Hindus Are Idol Worshippers | p. 194 |
Hinduism Promotes Social Discrimination and the Exploitation of the Poor | p. 195 |
Buddhism | p. 197 |
The Prince Who Left the Palace: Buddhist Origins and Doctrine | p. 199 |
The Legend of the Buddha | p. 200 |
Nirvana (Before It Was a Rock Band) | p. 201 |
Beyond Substance | p. 203 |
Gods | p. 204 |
Teaching, Living, Dying | p. 205 |
Mahayana and All That | p. 207 |
After the Buddha | p. 207 |
The Two Schools of Buddhism | p. 208 |
Tibetan Buddhism | p. 212 |
Zen and Other Buddhist Schools Popular in the West | p. 215 |
What Is the Sound of Zen Beginning? | p. 215 |
Bodhidharma Gets Things Started | p. 216 |
"Original Mind" | p. 217 |
Two Schools | p. 217 |
Next Stop: Japan | p. 218 |
Other Buddhist Sects | p. 219 |
Celebrations | p. 220 |
Buddhism and the Afterlife | p. 223 |
The Cycle of Life | p. 223 |
Karma and Death | p. 224 |
What's the Focus? | p. 225 |
Breaking Down Barriers to Buddhism | p. 227 |
Buddhists Worship Buddha as Christians Worship Jesus | p. 228 |
Overemphasizing Reincarnation | p. 228 |
Buddhism Is Masochistic | p. 229 |
All Buddhists Look at Meditation in the Same Way | p. 229 |
Buddhists Hate Life | p. 230 |
Nature, Man, and Society: Other Asian Traditions | p. 231 |
Confucianism: Human Relations 101 | p. 233 |
Who Was He? | p. 234 |
Five Interactions | p. 234 |
Opposition, Departure, Return | p. 235 |
The Analects | p. 235 |
Other Literary Stuff | p. 236 |
After the Master | p. 238 |
Confucianism Tops the Charts | p. 239 |
New Confucianism | p. 240 |
The Changing, Changeless Way of Confucius | p. 240 |
Taoism: The Effortless Path | p. 243 |
"Not to Be Impolite, But ..." | p. 243 |
Wow: The Tao! | p. 247 |
Who Founded Taoism? | p. 248 |
Back and Forth with Buddhism | p. 249 |
How Has Taoism Expressed Itself? | p. 250 |
It Caught On! | p. 250 |
Shinto: Harmony and Clarity | p. 253 |
Shinto: The Basics | p. 253 |
Two Big Dates | p. 255 |
The Heart of Shinto | p. 256 |
Core Beliefs | p. 258 |
A Binding Force | p. 259 |
Old Paths, New Paths | p. 261 |
Ancient Creeds | p. 263 |
Ancient Egyptian Worship | p. 264 |
Ancient Greek Worship | p. 267 |
Ancient Mayan Worship | p. 270 |
Ancient Druidic Worship | p. 272 |
Ancient Aztec Worship | p. 275 |
Nonscriptural Nature Religions | p. 279 |
Inside, Outside | p. 280 |
Ideas That Stay | p. 281 |
Huna Kupua | p. 283 |
African Traditions | p. 284 |
Native American Traditions | p. 286 |
New Religious Movements | p. 289 |
What Is a "New Religion"? | p. 289 |
Seven New Faiths ... and a Movement | p. 290 |
The Nation of Islam | p. 291 |
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness | p. 293 |
Transcendental Meditation | p. 295 |
Neo-Paganism | p. 296 |
The Baha'i Faith | p. 300 |
Santeria | p. 302 |
Rastafarianism | p. 303 |
The New Age Movement | p. 304 |
Additional New Religious Practices | p. 304 |
Mystic Voices | p. 309 |
Let the Mystics Do the Talking | p. 310 |
The Kabbalah | p. 310 |
Sufism | p. 312 |
The Christian Mystic Tradition: Thomas a Kempis | p. 313 |
Religious Extremism in the Twenty-First Century | p. 317 |
The Hand of Blind Rage | p. 317 |
A Global Phenomenon | p. 318 |
So What Is the Answer? | p. 321 |
Big Questions | p. 323 |
War and Peace | p. 323 |
Judaism on Euthanasia and Suicide | p. 329 |
Christianity on Euthanasia and Suicide | p. 330 |
Islam on Euthanasia and Suicide | p. 330 |
Buddhism on Euthanasia and Suicide | p. 331 |
Hinduism on Euthanasia and Suicide | p. 331 |
Thoughts on Abortion | p. 332 |
All Down in Black and White | p. 333 |
Scripture as a Meeting Place | p. 334 |
The Limits of Language (Holy or Not) | p. 334 |
A Sense of Purpose | p. 336 |
The Importance of Resolution | p. 337 |
Loving Others as Ourselves | p. 337 |
The Almighty as Protector and Sustainer | p. 338 |
Constant Praise to the Almighty | p. 339 |
Striving Toward the Infinite | p. 340 |
Suffering and Death | p. 341 |
Appendixes | |
Fellow Travelers | p. 343 |
Scriptures to Keep You Company | p. 353 |
Timelines of Major World Religions | p. 359 |
The Names of God | p. 367 |
Glossary | p. 379 |
Index | p. 389 |
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