religions

Twelve-year-old Sam, the son of a Jewish father and Christian mother, struggles to understand religion and its role in his family's life during the Hanukkah and Christmas holidays.

Describes, in fourteen sections, the extent, status, and characteristics of the Christian religion.

Examines the origins, beliefs, and practices of modern religious movements which are outside the mainstream denominations of the major world religions.

Over 2,200 entries provide information on new religious movements including all active cults and sects throughout the world.

An introduction to the world's major religions that provides information on each faith's beliefs, celebrations, traditions, and history.

Colorful illustrations, maps, photographs, and text describe the histories, beliefs, and practices of the world's religions, including Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism.

Provides information about the origins, beliefs, and customs of all the major world religions, as well as a selection of lesser-known faiths, and includes descriptions of sacred places, sayings from each religion, and Internet links for additional study.

Explores the origins and history, basic tenets and beliefs, organizations and structure, practices, and influence of Roman Catholicism, and considers the role of the Catholic Church in the modern world.

Explores the history and origins, basic tenets and beliefs, organization, traditions, customs, rites, and societal and historical influences of Hinduism, and discusses the impact of the faith system on the modern world.

Explores the history and origins, basic tenets and beliefs, organization, traditions, customs, rites, and influences of Protestantism, and discusses the role of the faith system in the modern world.