Part 54 (1/2)
A God for Each of Us
The following books set forth the basic tenets of their respective religions:
Bhagavad Gita: part of the epic poe between Krishna and Prince Arjuna poetically describes a path to spiritual wisdouide on this path
Torah: the books of Moses (also known as the Pentateuch); for Chistians, the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Nuin of the world, the covenant between God and the people of Israel, the Exodus froious and social behavior Together with the books labeled Prophets and Writings, theyJews, Roman Catholics, Eastern Christians, and Protestants about the acceptance of some books, the order of books, and translations reflect the different perspectives adopted within these religions
New Testament: the Christian addition to the Bible cos attributed to Jesus, his life story (death and resurrection included), the writings of the apostles, rules for conversion and baptis of a new one)
Koran (al Qur'an): the holy book of the Moslems, is composed of 114 chapters (called suras) Belief in Allah, descriptions of rules for religious and social life, calls to moral life, and vivid descriptions of hellto Moslem tradition, Mohammed ascended the mount an illiterate
He caht hi: attributed to Confucius, co a history of his native district, a systees), a description of cereovernment (Book of Rites), and a collection of poetry In their unity, all these books affirm principles of cooperation, reciprocal respect, and describe etiquette and ritual rules
Mircea Eliade, Editor-in-ChiefThe Encyclopedia of Religion ()
New York: Macmillan, 1987
Mircea Eliade (with I P Couliano and HS Wiesner) The Eliade Guide to World Religions San Francisco: Harper, 1991
Eliot Alexander The Universal Myths: Heroes, Gods, Tricksters, and Others New York: New Aher, TC O'Brien, Sister Consuelo Maria Aherne
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion 3 Vols Corpus City Publications, 1979
In regard to the ood reference:
John Ferguson Gods Many and Lords Many: A Study in Priions Guildford, Surrey: Lutterworth Educational, 1982
Suan Iapore: Educational Publications Bureau, 1971-72
H Byron Earhart Religions of japan: Many Traditions within One Sacred Way San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1984
John M Reid Dooions of the World New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1884
Although no precise statistics are available, it is assuion in our days The nuh For instance, only 24 of the population in England attends religious services; in Gere is 9; in some Moslem countries, service attendance is close to 100 The ”3-day Jews” (two days of Rosh Hashana and 1 day of Yo door”
Jews, in for New Year and out after Atonement Day), the Christian Orthodox and Catholics of Christmas and Easter, and the Buddhists of funeral cereion as a cultural identifier Many priests and higher order ecumenical workers recite their prayers as epic poetry
Atheism The ”doctrine that God does not exist, that existence of God is a false belief” (cf M Eliade, Encyclopedia of Religion, vol 1, pp 479-480) Literature on atheisles of atheisuide:
The American Atheist (periodical) Austin TX: Ay of Atheism and Rationalism
Buffalo NY: Prometheus Books, 1980
Michael Martin Atheism: A Philosophical analysis Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1990