Religions of the World

By Ronald J. Wilkins

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0697177963
• ISBN13: 9780697177964
• Release Date: June 1984
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Religion
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Source of Basics of the World's Religions

An ealier edition of this book was given to my wife when her father passed away in November 1993 by a priest at the private school where she still works. She was very close to her father, and even though he died at the age of 91, it was hard for her (and me) to reconcile with the fact, implications, and inevitabilty of death. The priest told her to read this book and said that she might find some answers or understanding of the helplessness of human beings with death and how we could cope with it. She read a few chapters or pages, got some solace and went on to accept this event that she had dreaded all her life. She was surprised with the objectivity with which the author has handled each major and some minor religions of the world, and the extent to which he goes to explain the origin, basic principles, growth and maturity of each religion. The book also provides, in simple language, the evolution of the world religions and their interlocking relationships. The religions have, I understand now, much more in common than in contrast. I know all this because I have read the book myself a few times, and was so excited, educated and impressed by it that we have since purchased many copies of the book and gave it as a gift to family and friends. And, every time, we had to special order it through the school! My humble thanks and gratitude to Mr. Wilkins about whom I'd like to know more!! I hope that the book is updated periodically.I highly recommend this book to everyone, especially to the peoples in and from South Asia where many world religions flourish in the same community, most times in tolerance of each other, but frequently in conflict.