Great Religions by Which Men Live

by Tynette Hills and Floyd H. Ross

Book Overview

Formerly: QUESTIONS THAT MATTER MOST ASKED BY THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS. A survey of the world's basic religions: Brahmanic Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism and Taoism.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449300471
• ISBN13: 9780449300473
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Explores other views with clarity and fairness

Unlike most books found in Christian bookstores, GREAT RELIGIONS BY WHICH MEN LIVE harbors no hidden agendas, skewed teachings, or hubris. The authors are intelligent, candid, and comprehensive in their approach to describing the major established religions of the world. The book points in a direction toward wider horizons where one can explore other views with clarity and fairness. The chapter on Taoism truly opened my eyes and my heart to the people of other cultures. Time spent reading this small book is time well spent.

In my Father's house are many mansions.

This book, originally published in 1956, was my first introduction to comparative religion. Because the subject is essentially timeless, one could do far worse than to use it as a starting point even today. On the first page of the forward it draws the distinction between prophets and priests, and how both are found in every great religious tradition. I never forgot that. The perspective of the text is to look towards the truly prophetic and divinely inspired in all the priestly religions- to cut through the ossified forms and rituals. Above all, it points out that a worthy God, the true God, must be a God of all peoples.Besides this enlightened approach to the unity of religious traditions, this book serves well in the secondary function as a reference book on the basic core beliefs, history, practices, holy days, customs, and sects of all the principle religions of the world. Well organised into sections on Brahmanic Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese Religions, Religion of Japan, and the Semitic Religions, with a full index, it is easy to quickly look up the detail you need. I know I've reached for my copy more times than I can count over the years.

The Great Religions by Which Men Live, by Ross & Hills

I found this book in a used book store, and although it is old (first copyright in 1956), it is very pertinent to today's understanding of the world's major religions. It is easy to read, almost as though the authors are talking to you. The authors are not telling anyone what to believe, but rather opening the doors of understanding. I occasionally reread sections, and learn something new each time.Enjoy!