God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 3, 2011
In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve.
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- Who it’s for
- A comparative religious map with clear edges, built for discussion and study.
- Genres
- Comparative Religion, Atheism, Islamic Theology
- Published
- HarperCollins, May 3, 2011
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In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve.
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Delving into the different problems and solutions that Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Yoruba Religion, Daoism and Atheism strive to combat, God is Not One is an indispensable guide to the questions human beings have asked for millennia—and to the disparate paths we are taking to answer them today. Readers of Huston Smith and Karen Armstrong will find much to ponder in God is Not One.
Religions in Rivalry
A comparative religious map with clear edges, built for discussion and study.
Come here for
- cross-tradition framing
- good for conversation
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- category-by-category contrasts
- concepts you can talk through
Where it sits
| Comparative Religion | 98% |
|---|---|
| Atheism | 22% |
| Islamic Theology | 17% |
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- Authors
- Stephen Prothero
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 3, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
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