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What's the Big Deal about Other Religions? Answering the Questions about Their Beliefs and Practices

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ISBN-10: 0736921222

ISBN-13: 9780736921220

Edition: 2008

Authors: John Ankerberg, Dillon Burroughs

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Authors John Ankerberg and Dillon Burroughs continue their exciting What's the Big Deal? series with concise, informative answers to the many questions people are asking about the major religious groups in the world. The groups in this book are so widespread that readers are likely to encounter their followers in their own neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces. Which makes it important to understand what they believe, and why. Included in this volume are Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Mormonism, and the Jehovah's Witnesses. And for each group, readers will discover... the origins and history the key teachings and leaders the major writings the traditions and special…    
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Book details

List price: $13.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Publication date: 3/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

John Ankerberg, host of the award-winning John Ankerberg Show, has three earned degrees: an MAin church history and the philosophy of Christian thought, an MDivfrom Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a DMin from Luther Rice Seminary. He has coauthored the 2-million-selling Facts On series of apologetic books, as well as Taking a Stand for the Bible and Israel Under Fire.

Dillon Burroughs is an activist and the author or coauthor of nearly 30 books on issues of faith and culture, including the groundbreaking Undefending Christianity. Dillon has served among at-risk American youth, constructed housing in Mexico's barrios, provided aid relief in Haiti, and was most recently nominated for a CNN Hero award for his efforts to fight human trafficking. His written and edited works have been featured by NPR, MSNBC, ABC News, and other media outlets.

How to Use This Book
Why Should I Care About Other Religions?
Christianity and Roman Catholicism
Christianity: What's the Big Deal About Jesus?
Roman Catholicism: The One True Church?
Other One-God Religions
Judaism: Why Do Jews Get to Be God's Chosen People?
Islam: Is Allah Really the Only God?
Popular Alternative Religions
Mormonism: Aren't Mormons Christians?
Jehovah's Witnesses: What's with the Watchtower?
Wicca: Is Witchcraft for Real?
Kabbalah: A Mystical Judaism?
Eastern Religions
Hinduism: Everything Is One?
Buddhism: What's with the Enlightenment Thing?
Confucianism, Taoism, and Shintoism: What's with All the -isms?
Multigod and Anti-God Religions
The New Age Movement: What's So New About New Age?
Agnosticism and Atheism: How Can Someone Have a Religion Without God?
Conclusion: Where Do We Grow from Here?
Biblical Warnings Against Occult Involvement
Discussion Guide
Additional Resources
Notes