Charts of World Religions
The Zondervan Charts series is an excellent resource for anyone trying to understand complex subjects and this book is no exception. By using basic charts to visually lay out comparisons it allows the reader to examine various world religions side by side. The author then provides more detailed charts by grouping the religions in historical and geographical contexts. In this section the main classification categories include Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Western Religions, Eastern Religions and Indigenous Religions.
If you want a quick reference to the basic differences side-by-side you can’t do better than this book. Note that it does not go into various denominations within a group such as Christianity. For example, in the Christianity group it still retains large groupings such as Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Liberal Protestantism, Fundamentalist Protestantism, and Pentecostal-Charismatic Protestantism. In addition to the timelines and significant historical events for each religion, the holy scriptures for each religion are also listed. Charts of World Religions is a great overview to the basics of each of the religions addressed and a recommended read.
Authors: H. Wayne House
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing
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Grand Rapids, MI 49530
Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 031020495X
Pages: 336