World Religions - Is there a Meaning for You?
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Amazon Best Seller now in 2nd Edition – restructured and expanded, with Appendix and larger format.Won the eLit Silver Award, Religion (Eastern & Western) in 2014 – the Dalai Lama won Gold! This is a book about Faith and living - the faith you have, the faith you would like to know about, the faith you might choose, or even the one you lost. Its value could be at work, in relationships, or interfaith and reconciliation, or students.It's about the journey of religion through the ages and its impact on us all today. Atheism is included and Agnosticism - and the guilt you might feel when moving from one religion to another. Also Consumerism – is this the new religion? And it talks about 'Cults', how to identify them and how to get out of them.And if you're looking for meaning and fulfilment in your life? Then browse the world's religions. You may be surprised!This common sense guide takes the form of a journey across religion down the ages, giving a deeply felt appreciation for what each religion offers us, as well as a candid look at the negatives - the untold story. There are Ten Guidelines you can use to assess any faith (or 'cult') if you're thinking of changing religions or going atheist (or the other way round). Humour at times!Our purpose in writing this is to support all those with a need to understand the many ways in which our lives have been affected by religion - the impact on culture, ethics, authority, politics, education, change, gender equality, social taboos and more. It may even help you discuss the un-discussible!There is much here relating to Interfaith Dialogue - where people attempt to cross the gulfs that divide us and see what's on the other side - what keeps us apart, what could bring us together. At the end of the book are firsthand and touching accounts from people of widely differing faiths describing from their own perspectives the experience of full commitment t
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