Mary Pat Fisher writes about all religions, not only from academic research, but also from her experiences with
religions around the world. Much of her knowledge comes from the unique interfaith community in India, Gobind Sadan,
where she has lived since 1991. In addition to eight editions of Living Religions, she has written other textbooks
about religions and also about art.
Summary
This exceptionally readable book about the modern religious world explores the development, doctrines, and practices
of today's major faiths. Beautifully illustrated with extensive use of quotations, interviews, and feature boxes
of well-known figures, it explores the personal consciousness of believers, their religion, and reality at large.
Topics covered in this book include Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity,
Islam, Sikhism, and new religious developments and trends. For anyone interested in an overall view of today's
religions that allows the reader to contrast and compare, including those in the clergy and workers in religious
organizations.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface 9
Ch. 1 The Religious Response 12
Ch. 2 Indigenous Sacred Ways 38
Ch. 3 Hinduism 69
Ch. 4 Jainism 114
Ch. 5 Buddhism 126
Ch. 6 Taoism and Confucianism 164
Ch. 7 Shinto 188
Ch. 8 Zoroastrianism 202
Ch. 9 Judaism 216
Ch. 10 Christianity 265
Ch. 11 Islam 331
Ch. 12 Sikhism 375
Ch. 13 New Religious Movements 394
Ch. 14 Religion at the Turn of the Century 422
Notes 437
Glossary 448
Credits 456
Index 458
