Christianity and World Religions: An Introduction to the World's Major Faiths

by Derek Cooper

Book Overview

Derek Cooper examines the rival worldviews found in Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, Judaism, Islam, and irreligion. He engages these worldviews from a Christian perspective, first by showing how the biblical authors engaged other religions and then by surveying the way Christian theologians have done so. Each chapter contains six parts: (i) a creation story, (ii) the religion's historical origin, (iii) its beliefs, (iv) religious writings,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596384468
• ISBN13: 9781596384460
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: P & R Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 10.0"