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About This Book --
Conventions Used in This Book --
Foolish Assumptions --
How This Book Is Organized --
Icons Used in This Book --
Where to Go from Here --
Part I. In the Beginning: Religion Basics --
Chapter 1. Holy Smoke! Defining Religion --
Religion: A (Relatively) Quick Definition --
Acting It Out: Religion and Rituals --
Ethically Speaking: Religion and Ethics --
Why People Flock to Religion --
Comparing Religion with Philosophy and Spirituality --
Chapter 2. Four Big Mysteries and a Couple of Recent Conundrums --
Why Are We Here? --
How Should We Live? --
What Happens after We Die? --
Why Does Evil Exist? --
Religion, Science, and a Basic Mystery: Who Creates Life? --
Chapter 3. The God Questions: Does He Exist and Whats He Like? --
The Proof Is in the Pudding The Nature of the Divine --
Other Questions about God --
Chapter 4. When Good Religions Go Bad --
Cant We All Just Get Along? --
Understanding Bad Religion --
A Final Thought --
Part II. Religious Beliefs --
Chapter 5. The Foundations of Faith --
Joining Up --
Its a Mystery to Me: Religion and the Search for Answers --
Hanging On to Faith --
Knowing through Revelation --
Heeding the Divine Commandment --
Providence and Karma: The Consequences of Our Actions --
Love, Love, and More Love: Grace --
Chapter 6. The Amazing Variety of Spiritual Beings --
Angels: Direct Line from God --
Devils, Demons, and other Bad Guys --
Prophets: Direct Lines to God --
Messiahs: Anointed by God --
Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Lamas, and Saints --
Part III. Religious Rituals --
Chapter 7. Rituals of Communal Worship --
Understanding Prayer --
Making Sacrifices --
Gettin Down with God: Its All about Noise and Movement --
Healing Is Believing --
A Dieters Delight: The Joy of Fasting --
Receiving the Eucharist: Its a Christian Thing --
Chapter 8. Rituals of Individual Devotion --
Getting Bent into Shape: Yoga --
Walking the Stations of the Cross --
Praying with Beads --
Goin on a Road Trip: Pilgrimages --
Private Prayer --
Chapter 9. Holy Days in Our Lives: Rites of Passage --
Christian Life Cycle Rituals --
Jewish Life Cycle Rituals --
Islamic Life Cycle Rituals --
Buddhist Life Cycle Ritual --
Hindu Life Cycle Rituals --
Life Cycle Rituals of Confucianism, Taoism, and Shinto --
Sikh Life Cycle Rituals --
Life Cycle Rituals of Indigenous Religions --
Part IV. Religious Ethics --
Chapter 10. Personal Virtues --
The Golden Rule: A Universal Principle --
Compassion: I Feel Your Pain --
Humility: Remembering Your Place --
Respect: Minding Your Ps and Qs --
Hope: Living in a Scary World --
Bliss: Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy --
Honesty: Cross My Heart --
Curiosity: Asking Critical Questions --
Patience: Its a Virtue (So Are Diligence and Perseverance) --
Gratitude and Thankfulness: Saying Please and Thank You --
Purity: Everything You Always Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask --
Chapter 11. Public Virtues --
Charity: Sharing the Wealth --
Repentance, Forgiveness, Reconciliation: Repaying Evil with Good --
Obedience: Doing Your Duty --
Ahimsa: Respecting Life and Practicing Nonviolence --
Evangelism: Spreading the Faith --
Justice: Doing Right --
Tranquility: Finding Peace --
Tolerance: Accepting Other Ways up the Mountain --
Community: Gathering Together --
Chapter 12. Religion and Some Really Hot Ethical Issues --
Abortion: Who Can End a Pregnancy? --
Euthanasia and Suicide: Who Can End Life? --
Genetic Engineering: Who Creates Life? --
Capital Punishment --
Homosexuality and Lesbianism --
Separation of Church and State --
Part V. All (Other) Things Holy --
Chapter 13. Holy Books --
Hindu Holy Books --
Tao Holy Books --
Sacred Writings of Buddhism --
Confucian Texts --
Shinto Texts --
Jain Holy Books --
The Hebrew Bible --
The Christian Bible --
Islam: The Quran --
Zoroastrian Holy Books --
Sikh Holy Books --
Holy Texts of the Bahai Faith --
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: The Book of Mormon --
Chapter 14. Holy People --
Founders of Faith --
Famous Messengers of God --
The Smart Guys: Theologians and Scholars --
Contemporary Religious Leaders and Activists --
Chapter 15. Holy Places --
Jerusalem: Hot Spot and Holy City --
The Holy Rivers of Hinduism --
Calling All Muslims to Mecca --
Medina: The Early Political Center of Islam --
The Vatican: A City within a City --
The Promised Land for Latter-day Saints --
The Holy Pilgrimage Sites of the Bahai Faith --
Two Hills and a Mount: Sacred Jain Sites --
Holy Places of Taoism --
Sacred Sites for Other Religions --
Chapter 16. Holy Houses --
Synagogues: Jewish Houses of Worship --
A Temple Here, a Temple There --
Shrines: Places of Remembrance --
Churches: Alike and Different --
Mosques: Places of Ritual Prostration --
Chapter 17. Holy Days on the Calendar --
Types of Calendars--Just in CaseYoure Curious --
Calendars of the World Religions --
Part VI. The Part of Tens --
Chapter 18. Ten (or so) Jobs for the Devoted --
Roman Catholic Priest --
Catholic Monk and Nun --
Protestant Minister --
Jewish Rabbi --
Jewish Cantor --
Muslim Imam --
Zoroastrian Magus --
Buddhist Monk and Nun --
Confucian Sage --
Hindu Priest --
Sikh Granthi and Ragi --
Jain Monk --
Shinto Priest and Miko --
Shaman --
Chapter 19. Ten Tales for Your Reading Enjoyment --
Creation Stories --
Miraculous Conceptions and Virgin Births --
Morality Tales and Lessons for Living --
Appendix. A Few Religions of the World --
Bahai Faith --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Buddhism --
Core beliefs --
Schools of Buddhism --
Christianity --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Branches of Christianity --
Confucianism --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Expressions of faith --
Hinduism --
Sacred texts --
Core concepts --
Important divinities --
Indigenous Religions and Belief Systems --
North America --
Australia --
Africa --
Islam --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Expressions of faith --
Islamic sects --
Jainism --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Expressions of faith --
Judaism --
Sacred texts --
Core concepts --
Expressions of faith --
Divisions of Judaism --
Shinto --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Expressions of faith --
Sikhism --
Sacred texts --
Core beliefs --
Expressions of faith --
Taois --
Core concepts --
Expressions of faith --
Zoroastrianism --
Core beliefs --
Expressions of faith.
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by Rabbi Marc Gellman & Monsignor Thomas Hartman
Religion For Dummies
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Copyright 2002 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Published simultaneously in Canada
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Rabbi Marc Gellman and Monsignor Thomas Hartman write a nationally syndicated newspaper column on faith and values and host their own cable television program, The God Squad. They appear regularly as religion consultants for many television and radio programs, including the syndicated radio show, Imus in the Morning. Their childrens book, How Do You Spell God? was made into an animated childrens special for HBO and won the Peabody Award. They also have written Where Does God Live?, Lost and Found: A Kids Book for Living through Loss, and Bad Stuff in the News. At the foundation of their literary and media efforts is the central fact that Rabbi Gellman is a working rabbi and Monsignor Hartman a working priest.
Rabbi Marc Gellman: Rabbi Gellman has written two volumes of modern Bible interpretations (midrashim) for children: Does God Have a Big Toe? and Gods Mailbox. He also has written Always Wear Clean Underwear: And other ways your parents say I love you, and And God Cried, Too: A Kids Book of Healing and Hope. Rabbi Gellman is the senior rabbi of Temple Beth Torah in Melville, New York. He is also a past president of the New York Board of Rabbis. Rabbi Gellman holds an earned doctorate in Philosophy from Northwestern University. He is married to Betty Schulson and has two children, Mara and Max.
Monsignor Thomas Hartman: Monsignor Hartmans books include The Matter of Life and Death: Surviving Loss and Finding Hope and Just a Moment: Life Matters with Father Tom. Monsignor Hartman directs the diocesan television station, Telecare, for the Diocese of Rockville Centre on Long Island, New York, and celebrates Mass at Holy Trinity High School and St. Vincent de Paul Church. Monsignor Hartman holds an earned Doctorate of Ministry degree from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, California.
We thought about dedicating this book to Don Imus, who definitely believed from the beginning that we were dumb enough to write it.
We thought about dedicating this book to all our friends who have not seen much of us during the past year and have had to endure our quoting from obscure Taoist sources at dinner parties.
Finally, we decided to dedicate this book to the teachers of religion everywhere on earth. Each day, they awaken to teach that life is more than getting and fighting. Each day, they try to awaken in us the better angels of our nature. Each day, they try to make the world better than it was yesterday according to a vision of the truth that will never die.
No matter how much we knew and we didnt know nearly enough there was no way for us to truly understand the deep meaning of every faith on planet Earth. Therefore, we truly and deeply thank all those whose wise contributions helped turn our minds and hearts to new understandings of ancient and modern faiths and whose editorial advice kept this book under 1,000 pages. We thank Tracy Barr; and also thank Fay Shapiro, Tracy Boggier, Kathleen Nebenhaus, Michelle Hacker, Patricia Yuu Pan, Michael Kelly, Marla Selvidge, William Young, Jamsheed Choksy, Kristin Cocks, Christine Beck, Diane Steele, Joyce Pepple, and Kevin Thornton.
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Publishers Acknowledgment Tracy Barr, Consultant
Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development
Acquisitions Editor: Tracy Boggier
Editor: Mike Kelly
Senior Copy Editor: Patricia Yuu Pan
Editorial Supervisor: Michelle Hacker
Technical Editors: Marla J. Selvidge, Ph.D., Central Missouri State University William Young, Westminster College Jamsheed K. Choksy, Indiana University
Cover Photos: ADAM SMITH/Getty Images Corbis PictureQuest
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Layout and Graphics: Scott M. Bristol, Joyce Haughey, Barry Offringa, Jacque Schneider, Betty Schulte, Mary J. Virgin
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