Research Catalog

Title

The world's great religions.

Publication

New York : Time Incorporated, 1957.

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Details

Description

310 pages : illustrations (some color, some folded), portraits; 37 cm

Summary

Introduction: How mankind worships -- [1.] The spirit of Hinduism: Hindu beliefs -- [2.] The path of Buddhism: Buddhist doctrines -- [3.] The philosophy of China: Chinese precepts -- [4.] The world of Islam: Moslem truths -- [5.] The law of Judaism: Jewish wisdom -- [6.] The faith of Christianity: The life of Christ: Holy land ; The onward march of Christian faith ; Chart of beliefs -- Christendom: The Vatican ; The Sistine Chapel ; The Reformation ; The wars of religion ; The Eastern Orthodox ; The sword of Christianity ; Europe's cathedrals ; The Bible ; Christian scriptures -- Christianity today: The churchgoing U.S. ; Church of South India ; The Seven Sacraments.

Uniform Title

Life (Chicago, Ill.)

Subject

• Religions
• Religion
• Religion
• religions (belief systems, cultures)
• religion (discipline)
• Religions
• religion

Note

• Expansion of the material which originally appeared in six issues, from Feb-Dec. 1955.

Contents

Introduction: How mankind worships -- [1.] The spirit of Hinduism: Hindu beliefs -- [2.] The path of Buddhism: Buddhist doctrines -- [3.] The philosophy of China: Chinese precepts -- [4.] The world of Islam: Moslem truths -- [5.] The law of Judaism: Jewish wisdom -- [6.] The faith of Christianity: The life of Christ: Holy land ; The onward march of Christian faith ; Chart of beliefs -- Christendom: The Vatican ; The Sistine Chapel ; The Reformation ; The wars of religion ; The Eastern Orthodox ; The sword of Christianity ; Europe's cathedrals ; The Bible ; Christian scriptures -- Christianity today: The churchgoing U.S. ; Church of South India ; The Seven Sacraments.

LCCN

57013674

OCLC

• ocm00246296
• 246296
• SCSB-305958

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library