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<b>CHAPTER 1
</b>RELIGIOUS RESPONSES 2
<b>CHAPTER 2
</b>INDIGENOUS SACRED WAYS 39
<b>CHAPTER 3
</b>HINDUISM 64
<b>CHAPTER 4
</b>JAINISM 96
<b>CHAPTER 5
</b>BUDDHISM 114
<b>CHAPTER 6
</b>CHINESE RELIGIONS 144
<b>CHAPTER 7
</b>SHINTO 182
<b>CHAPTER 8
</b>JUDAISM 198
<b>CHAPTER 9
</b>CHRISTIANITY 235
<b>CHAPTER 10
</b>ISLAM 275
<b>CHAPTER 11
</b>SIKHISM 316
<b>CHAPTER 12
</b>NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS 335
<b>CHAPTER 13
</b>RELIGION IN A NEW ERA 352
Comprehensive
CHAPTER 1
<b>RELIGIOUS RESPONSES 2
</b>The study of world religions 3
<i> Methodologies for Studying Religions </i>by Lee W. Bailey 3<i> The Sacredness of Nature and Cosmic Religion </i>by Mircea Eliade 8<i> Dimensions of the Sacred </i>by Ninian Smart 10
Materialistic perspectives on religion 11
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The Future of an Illusion </i>by Sigmund Freud 11<i> Religion as the Opium of the People </i>by Karl Marx 13<i> God is Dead </i>by Friedrich Nietzsche 14<i> God is Society </i>by Emile Durkheim 14Ritual, symbol, and myth 16
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Mandalas: Deity Unfolding in the World </i>by Carl G. Jung 16<i> The Hero with a Thousand Faces </i>by Joseph Campbell 18<i> Myth and Religion: The Irish Voyage of Bran </i>21<i> The Sound of One Hand: Ritual in Zen Buddhism </i>22
Religious points of view 24
<i> The Oneness of the Divine </i>by Abraham Heschel 24<i> The New Polytheism </i>by David Miller 25<i> The Ground of Being </i>by Tarthang Tulku 27
Scientific perspectives on religion 28
<i> The Blind Watchmaker </i>by Richard Dawkins 28<i> Deeper than Darwin </i>by John F. Haught 30 Women and the feminine in religion 32<i>
The Spiritual Idea of the "Feminine" </i>by Vijaya Ramaswamy 32The need for religion today 34
<i> The Lost Dimension in Religion </i>by Paul Tillich 34
Glossary 37
Review Questions 38
Discussion Questions 38
Information Resources 38
CHAPTER 2
<b>INDIGENOUS SACRED WAYS 39
</b>Understanding indigenous sacred ways 40
<i> African Spiritual Tradition </i>by Harvey J. Sindima 40<i>
The Talking Drum: African Sacred Liturgy </i>by Georges Niangoran-Bouah 41<i> The Theft of Light </i>by the Tsimshian Nation 43
The circle of right relationships 45
<i> That Mountain Has Spirit </i>by Southwest Indigenous Peoples 45<i> The Energy of Oya </i>by Judith Gleason 45<i>
Maori Environmental Ethics </i>by Manuka Henare 46Spiritual specialists 49
<i> Calling of the Shaman </i>by John A. Grim 49
Group observances 51
<i> An African Boy's Initiation </i>by Malidoma Patrice Somé 51<i> Women's Health Rituals </i>by Diane Bell 56
Contemporary issues 57
<i> The Hopi Message to the United Nations General ssembly </i>by Thomas Banyacya 57<i> Adivasis in India Encounter Modernity and Majority </i>bySmitu Kothari 58
Glossary 60
Typical Holy Ways 61
Historical Outline 61
Review Questions 62
Discussion Questions 62
Information Resources 62
CHAPTER 3
<b>HINDUISM 64
</b>Sruti texts 65
<i> Hymn to Agni, God of Fire </i>from the Rig Vedas 65<i> Hymn on Creation </i>from the Rig Vedas 65<i>
Married Life </i>from the Rig Vedas and Atharvaveda 66<i> The Brahman Taught by the Upanishads </i>from the Svetasvatara Upanishad 67<i>
Realise the Brahman </i>from the Upanishads 68<i> The Soul Takes a New Body </i>from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 69
Smrti texts 70
<i> Worship Me with Love </i>from the<i> Bhagavad Gita </i>70<i> Karma Yoga: Selfless Service </i>from the<i> Bhagavad Gita </i>71<i> Rama, Sita, and Lakshman Enter the Forest </i>from the<i> Ramayana </i>72<i> Duties of the Four Castes </i>from the<i> Manu smrti </i>74<i>
The Faithful Wife </i>from the<i> Manu smrti </i>75<i>
A Method of Enlightening the Disciple </i>by Sankara 76<i> Yoga Sutras </i>by Patanjali 77<i>
In Praise of Durga </i>from the<i> Siva Purana </i>78<i> The Way of Devotion </i>from the<i> Bhagavata Purana </i>79
Songs of the saints 80
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The World of Illusion </i>by Ravi Das 81<i> Without Krishna I Cannot Sleep </i>by Mirabai 82<i> Two Poems </i>by Kabir 83
Modern texts 84
<i> Vision of the Mother </i>by Paramahansa Yogananda 84The Hindu way of life 85
<i> Pilgrimage to the City of Light </i>by Diana Eck 85
Contemporary issues 87
<i> Untouchability </i>by Mahatma Gandhi 87<i> Hindu-ness </i>by V. D. Savarkar 88<i> The Secular Face of Hinduism </i>by Joseph Vellaringatt 90<i> Awakening of Universal Motherhood </i>by Mata Amritanandamayi 91
Glossary 93
Holy Days 93
Historical Outline 94
Review Questions 94
Discussion Questions 94
Information Resources 95
CHAPTER 4
<b>JAINISM 96
</b>Teachings of Mahavir 96
<i> Mahavir's Stoicism </i>from the<i> Akaranga Sutra </i>97Harmlessness 99
<i> On Non-Violence </i>from the<i> Jain Sutras </i>99<i>
On Self-Restraint </i>from the<i> Jain Sutras </i>99<i> Respect for Life </i>from the<i> Akaranga Sutra </i>100
Perfection of the soul 101
<i> The Five Great Vows </i>from the<i> Akaranga Sutra </i>101The principles of anekantavada and syadvada 103
<i> Anekantavada (The Doctrine of Manifold Aspects) </i>by L. M. Singhvi 103<i> The Blind Men and the Elephant </i>A traditional Jain fable 104
Renunciation 104
<i> The Righteous Path for Laity and Ascetics </i>by Acharya Kund-Kund 105<i> The Renunciate Life of Sa¯dhvi Vicaks.an.a </i>by N. Shanta 106Jain ethics today 109
<i> Remembering our own First Principles </i>by Michael Tobias 109
Glossary 111
Holy Days 112
Historical Outline 112
Review Questions 112
Discussion Questions 112
Information Resources 113
CHAPTER 5
<b>BUDDHISM 114
</b>The Awakened One 115
<i> The Birth of the Holy One </i>from the<i> Buddhacarita </i>by Asvaghosha 115<i> The Prince's Perturbation </i>from the<i> Buddhacarita </i>by Asvaghosha 115<i> The Middle Way </i>from the<i> Buddhacarita </i>by Asvaghosha 116<i> Speculations Undeclared </i>from the<i> Culamalunkya Sutta </i>117<i> Mindful Breathing </i>from the<i> Anapanasati Sutta </i>118 119
Theravada 120
<i> The Dhammapada </i>120<i> Rejection of Birth Castes </i>from the<i> Vasettha Sutta </i>122
Mahayana 122
<i> The Heart Sutra </i>123<i> Discovering Universal Emptiness </i>by Dogen 124<i>
Zen and Koans </i>by Daisetz T. Suzuki 125<i> Nothing to Do with Rules </i>by Bankei 127
Vajrayana 128
<i> Love, Kindness, and Universal Responsibility </i>by the Dalai Lama 128Living engaged Buddhism 131
<i> Engaged Buddhism in Asia </i>by Christopher Queen and Sallie King 132<i>
North American Buddhism: Looking Forward </i>by Charles Prebish 134<i> Precepts for an Engaged Buddhism </i>by Thich Nhat Hanh 139Glossary 140
Holy Days 141
Historical Outline 142
Review Questions 142
Discussion Questions 142
Information Resources 143
CHAPTER 6
<b>CHINESE RELIGIONS 144
</b>Chinese folk religions 145
<i> The Great Goddesses of China </i>by Lee Irwin 145<i>
The Kitchen God </i>by Clarence Day 148Confucianism 149
THE CONFUCIAN CLASSICS 150
<i> The Analects of Confucius </i>150<i> The Book of Mencius </i>152<i>
The Doctrine of the Mean </i>153SCHOLARS' COMMENTARIES 154<i> Lessons for Women </i>by Ban Zhao 154NEO-CONFUCIANISM 155<i>
The Great Ultimate </i>by Zhou Dunyi 155<i> The Western Inscription </i>by Zhang Zai 156LIVING CONFUCIANISM 156<i> Confucianism and the Twenty-first Century </i>by Xinzhong Yao 157<i> The Staying Power of Religion in China </i>by Peng Liu 158
Daoism 160
THE TRADITIONAL CANON 160
<i> The Dao de jing </i>by Laozi 161<i> The Great and Venerable Teacher </i>by Zhuangzi 164
LATER DEVELOPMENTS 165
<i> The Way of Perfect Truth </i>by Wang Zhe 165<i> The Story of He Xiangu, A Female Immortal </i>167<i> The Essence of Tai Ji </i>by Al Chung-liang Huang 169<i>
The Significance of Daoist Ethical Thought in the Building of a Harmonious Society </i>by Zhou Zhongzhi 170Chinese Buddhism 171
<i> The Larger Sukhavativyuha Sutra </i>172
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Pure Land, Pure Mind </i>by Zhu Hong and Cong Ben 173<i> The Gates of Chan </i>by Venerable Jing Hui 175Glossary 177
Holy Days 178
Historical Outline 179
Review Questions 180
Discussion Questions 180
Information Resources 180
CHAPTER 7
<b>SHINTO 182
</b>Scriptural sources 182
<i> The Kojiki, Chapter 3 </i>182<i>
The Kojiki, Chapter 11 </i>183Purification 184
<i> Purification Ritual </i>from the<i> Engishiki </i>184
Shrine worship 185
<i> After the Spirit of Kami Descends, a Place Becomes Jinja </i>by MotohisaYamakage 186Sect Shinto 187
<i> The Origin of Oomoto </i>by Sahae Oishi 187
Shinto today 190
<i> Misogi Shuho </i>by Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America 190Glossary 191
Review Questions 191
Discussion Questions 191
Information Resources 192
<b>ZOROASTRIANISM 193
</b><i> The Gathas </i>by Zarathushtra 193<i>
The Zoroastrian Creed </i>195<i> The Towers of Silence </i>by Tina Mehta 196
CHAPTER 8
<b>JUDAISM 198
</b>The Jewish Bible: Tanakh 199 TORAH 199
<i> In the Beginning </i>from Genesis 1:1-2:4, 2:4-3:24 199<i> Abraham's Covenant </i>from Genesis 17:1-8 203<i> The Mosaic Covenant </i>from Exodus 19:17-18, 20:1-14 204<i> An Eye for an Eye </i>from Leviticus 24:15-20 205<i>
The Davidic Covenant </i>from II Samuel 7:8-16 205PROPHETS 206<i> The Prophecies of Isaiah </i>1:4-20, 9:1-2, 5-6 206WISDOM LITERATURE 207<i>
Psalm 23 </i>208<i> The Earth Will Teach You </i>from Job 12:7-10 208<i>
Where Were You When I Laid the Earth's Foundations? </i>from Job 38:1-7,12-13, 17-18 208Commentaries on the Tanakh 208
<i> Midrash </i>209<i>
Talmud </i>209Prayer and ceremony 210
<i> Prayer: Shema </i>210<i>
The Passover Story </i>from the Seder Meal Ceremony 211Evolving theology and spirituality 212
<i> Thirteen Principles of Faith </i>by Maimonides 212<i>
The Baal Shem Tov and the Doctor </i>by Doug Lipman 213Branches of Judaism 215 ORTHODOX 215
<i> Religion Allied to Progress </i>by Samson Hirsch 215CONSERVATIVE 216<i>
The Conservative Jewish Doctrine of Revelation </i>by Seymour Siegel 216REFORM 217<i> Principles of Reform Judaism </i>218RECONSTRUCTIONIST 220<i>
Reconstructionism on One Foot </i>by Rabbi Les Bronstein 221Living Judaism 222
<i> The Perils of Indifference </i>by Elie Wiesel 222<i>
Women in Jewish Life </i>by Ellen M. Umansky 224<i> Ten Commitments, Not Commandments </i>by Michael Lerner 228
Glossary 231
Holy Days 232
Historical Outline 232
Review Questions 233
Discussion Questions 233
Information Resources 234
CHAPTER 9
<b>CHRISTIANITY 235
</b>Jesus the Christ 236
<i> The Annunciation </i>from Luke 1:26-35 236<i> The Magnificat </i>from Luke 1:46-55 236<i> Jesus's Birth </i>from Luke 2:1-14 237<i> Jesus's Ministry Begins </i>from Matthew 4:23-5 237<i>
The Beatitudes </i>from Matthew 5:1-12 238<i> Sincerely Motivated Faith and Works </i>from Matthew 5:21-4 238<i>
True Treasures </i>from Matthew 6:19-21 238<i> Healing the Blind </i>from Matthew 9:27-30 238<i> The Light of the World </i>from John 1:1-5 239<i>
The Word (Logos) </i>from John 1:14 239<i> The Last Supper </i>from Mark 14:10-12, 16-25 239<i> The Crucifixion </i>from Mark 15:12-24, 31-8, 43-6 239<i> The Resurrection </i>from Mark 16:1-8 240<i>
Paul's Conversion </i>from Acts 9:1-9, 17-20 241Paul's letters to new Christian churches 241
<i> Paul on Faith and Works </i>from Romans 3:28-31 242<i>
Paul on Faith, Hope, and Love </i>from I Corinthians 13:1-13 242History and literature 242
EARLY NON-CANONICAL TEXTS 243
<i> The Gospel of Mary </i>from the Nag Hammadi Library 243<i>
The Thunder, Perfect Mind </i>from the Nag Hammadi Library 244Eastern Orthodox Church 245
<i> How to Interpret Scripture </i>by Origen 245<i>
The Nicene Creed </i>247<i> Grief and Joy </i>by Gregory of Sinai 248
Roman Catholic Church 249
xii CONTENTS
<i> The Eucharistic Prayer </i>from the Roman Catholic Mass 249<i> The Confessions of Augustine </i>by Augustine of Hippo 249<i>
Everything Lives in God </i>by Hildegard of Bingen 251Protestant Churches 252
<i> Baptism </i>from the Episcopal Church's<i> Book of Common Prayer </i>252LUTHERAN CHURCH 253<i>
Faith Can Rule Only in the Inward Man </i>by Martin Luther 253ANGLICAN CHURCH 254<i> The Link Between the Environment and Millennium Development Goals </i>254REFORMED CHURCH 255<i>
Essential Things </i>by Christine Chakoian 255FREE CHURCHES 256<i> The Fire Falls in Los Angeles </i>by Harvey Cox 257<i>
Why the Amish Forgave a Killer </i>by Steven M. Nolt 258Living Christianity 260
<i> Letter from the Birmingham Jail </i>by Martin Luther King, Jr. 260<i> I Don't Want to Eat Any Sugar </i>by Mother Teresa 262<i>
Will South Korea Become Christian? </i>by Christopher Landau 263<i> Rising Protestant Tide Sweeps Catholic Brazil </i>by Todd Benson 264<i> African Christian Communities </i>by David Chidester 266<i> God's Earth is Sacred </i>by the National Council of Churches USA 269
Glossary 271
Holy Days 271
Historical Outline 272
Review Questions 273
Discussion Questions 273
Information Resources 273
CHAPTER 10
<b>ISLAM 275
</b>The Prophet Muhammad 276
<i> The Beginning of Muhammad's Revelation </i>from<i> Sahih Muslim</i>,Chapter 74 276<i> The Night Journey </i>from<i> Sahih Muslim </i>277
Islamic scripture: The Qur'an 279
<i> The Outward and Inward Aspects of the Qur'an </i>by Sayyid MuhammadHusayn Tabatabai 280<i> Faith in Allah </i>281<i> The Faitha </i>282<i> Allah </i>282<i> Messengers </i>282<i>
People of the Book </i>283<i> Unity of Humanity </i>283<i>
Righteousness </i>283<i> Mecca </i>284<i>
Jihad </i>284<i> Family Relationships </i>285<i>
Self-restraint </i>286<i> Adam </i>286<i>
Mary and Jesus </i>286<i> The Day of Judgment </i>287
Hadith 287
<i> Allah's Mercy </i>288<i> Allah is a Light </i>288<i>
Seeking Consent for Marriage </i>288<i> Prohibition of Killing Women and Children in War </i>288<i>
Removal of the Idols from the Vicinity of the Ka'ba </i>288<i> The Merits of Jesus Christ (Peace Be Upon Him) </i>289<i>
It is Forbidden to Commit Oppression </i>289Shari'ah 289
<i> Hajj: Asceticism and Social Leveling </i>by Maulana Muhammad Ali 289<i> Legal Dictates in Saudi Arabia </i>by Khaled Abou El Fadl 290
Reason and revelation 293
<i> Rationalism </i>by Ibn Sina (Avicenna) 294<i> Mysticism </i>by al-Ghazali 295
Sufism 296
<i> The Rarest Treasure </i>by Rabi'a 296<i> The Sound of Love </i>by Rumi 297<i> Between the Yea and the Nay </i>by Ibn 'Arabi 298<i>
Teachings of the Sufi Masters: Nizam Ad-Din Awliya </i>by Amir Hasan 299Living Islam 300
<i> Rights of Women: Qur'anic Ideals Versus Muslim Practice </i>by Riffat Hassan 300<i>
Islamic Governance </i>by Ayatolla Khomeini 303<i> Rules Concerning the Aspect of War in Jihad </i>by Hamza Aktan 304<i>
Jihad and Just War </i>by James Turner Johnston 308Glossary 313
Holy Days 313
Historical Outline 314
Review Questions 314
Discussion Questions 314
Information Resources 315
CHAPTER 11
<b>SIKHISM 316
</b><i> Guru Nanak at Mecca </i>317
Daily prayers 318
<i> JapJi Sahib </i>by Guru Nanak 318<i> Jaap Sahib </i>by Guru Gobind Singh 31
Sikh scripture: The Guru Granth Sahib 320
<i> One Reality Is </i>by Nikky Gunninder Kaur Singh 320HYMNS OF THE SIKH GURUS 322<i> "Oh honey-bee, thou art lost in worldly flowers" </i>by Guru Nanak(the First Guru) 322<i>
"Oh my mind, remember the Holy Name" </i>by Guru Amar Das(the Third Guru) 323<i> "The true Guru is an ocean of pearls" </i>by Guru Arjun Dev (the Fifth Guru) 323<i> "The one who mingles with God" </i>by Guru Tegh Bahadur (the Ninth Guru) 324HYMNS OF THE HINDU AND MUSLIM SAINTS 324<i>
"God is the object of the yearning of my soul" </i>by Nam Dev 324<i> "How can there be any difference between me and Thee?" </i>by Ravi Das 325<i> "Pray crow, peck not these eyes, so that I may see the Beloved" </i>by Sheikh Farid,
with commentary by Guru Nanak 326
Writings of the Tenth Guru: Dasam Granth 327
<i> "This is the purpose for which God sent me" </i>by Guru Gobind Singh 327<i> "Let all humanity be recognized as one" </i>by Guru Gobind Singh 328Living Sikhism 329
<i> The Sikh Gurus' Vision of an Ideal Society </i>by Dharam Singh 329
Glossary 332
Holy Days 332
Historical Outline 333
Review Questions 333
Discussion Questions 333
Information Resources 334
CHAPTER 12
<b>NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS 335
</b>Following a charismatic leader 336
<i> God's Model Ideal Family and Nation, and the Peace Kingdom </i>by Rev. Dr. SunMyung Moon 336Offshoots of older religions 338
<i> The Re-appearance of Jesus </i>from<i> The Book of Mormon </i>338<i>
Continuing Revelation </i>from the official website of The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day Saints 340Combinations of older religions 341
<i> The Religious Constitution of Caodaism </i>by His Saintness Ho Phap 341<i> A New Revelation from the Unifier </i>by Baha'u'llah 343
Social Trends 344
<i> The Goddess and Women's Spirituality </i>by Charlene Spretnak 344<i> Principles of Wiccan Belief </i>by The American Council of Witches 346
The fate of new religious movements 347
<i> After the Founder's Death </i>by J. Gordon Melton 348Glossary 350
Review Questions 351
Discussion Questions 351
Information Resources 351
CHAPTER 13
<b>RELIGION IN A NEW ERA 352
</b>Globalization and religions 352
<i> The Global Village </i>by Lester Kurtz 352
Secularism versus exclusivism 356
<i> The Battle for God </i>by Karen Armstrong 356<i> Demonizing the "Other"-A Self-Critique from Islam </i>by Farish A. Noor 357
Interfaith movement 362
<i> The Essential Truth is One </i>by Hazrat Inayat Khan 363<i> God Will Break All the Barriers! </i>by Baba Virsa Singh 364
Religion and social issues 366
<i> Sacred Whispers in the World </i>by Lee W. Bailey 367Spirituality 370
<i> Authentic Spirituality </i>by David Elkins 370Review Questions 372
Discussion Questions 372
Information Resources 373
Literary Acknowledgments 375
Index 378