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Available
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Collection
Publication
Mayfield Pub Co (1998), Paperback, 524 pages
Description
Addresses what a person should know about religions, and why. In an account of the teaching of the world's religions, this text goes beyond traditional approaches to personally connect students with the vitality of the great religions.
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Clearly written, informative, and mostly unbiased text. I did not, however, appreciate the "First Encounter" section of each chapter, which attempted to provide some sort of mystical, meditation on important aspects of each religion. The writing in these sections seemed overly wordy and cheesy to
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me; I felt as though the book was expecting me to be sitting on the floor and burning incense in order to start my own mystical, coming-of-age journey. Show Less
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Original publication date
1999
Physical description
524 p.; 7.75 x 1 inches
ISBN
1559344946 / 9781559344944
Local notes
RW-Gift of Rachael Watcher