A Journey through Man’s Faith
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ISBN: 978-621-409-071-6
Author: Lionel E. Buenaflor
Jerwin M. Mahaguay
Rex-Belli L. Alejandro
Juvy M. Bustamante
Henri B. Songcuya
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ISBN: 978-621-409-071-6
Author: Lionel E. Buenaflor
Jerwin M. Mahaguay
Rex-Belli L. Alejandro
Juvy M. Bustamante
Henri B. Songcuya
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. iii
Chapter 1 Introduction…………………………………………………………… 1
World Religion’s Population………………………………………………………………. 4
Religion versus Spirituality………………………………………………………………… 8
Historical Timeline of the World Religions………………………………………… 9
Chapter 2 Hinduism……………………………………………………………… 15
Understanding the Practical Character of Indian Philosophy…………….. 16
The Self as the Focus of Philosophy and Religion………………………………. 18
Historical Background of Hinduism………………………………………………….. 19
Hindu Beliefs…………………………………………………………………………………….. 22
The Hindu Concept of a Deity…………………………………………………………… 23
The Hindu Practices………………………………………………………………………….. 27
Hindu Organization…………………………………………………………………………… 29
The Status of Hinduism Today…………………………………………………………… 29
The Significance of Hinduism……………………………………………………………. 30
Chapter 3 Judaism………………………………………………………………. 35
History of Judaism…………………………………………………………………………….. 36
From Abraham to Moses: From the Chosen People
to the Covenanted People……………………………………………………………. 36
From Joshua to the Fall of Jerusalem: The Story of Faith …………….. 44
Exile in Babylon: Lessons of Judaism …………………………………………. 48
The Persian Period: Story of the faith reformation
and birth of a religion………………………………………………………………… 49
The Judaic Beliefs………………………………………………………………………………. 51
Jewish Practices…………………………………………………………………………………. 51
Chapter 4 Zoroastrianism……………………………………………………….. 57
The History of Zoroastrianism…………………………………………………………… 58
The Zoroastrian Beliefs……………………………………………………………………… 59
The Zoroastrian Practices………………………………………………………………….. 59
The Zoroastrian Populace………………………………………………………………….. 61
Chapter 5 Jainism……………………………………………………………….. 67
History of Jainism……………………………………………………………………………… 68
The Jain Teachings…………………………………………………………………………….. 69
The Jain Beliefs and Practices…………………………………………………………….. 72
The Jains in the Modern World………………………………………………………….. 73
Chapter 6 Taoism……………………………………………………………….. 77
History of Taoism………………………………………………………………………………. 77
The Taoist Philosophy……………………………………………………………………….. 79
Understanding the Way of the Human Person…………………………………… 80
The Wu-Wei Principle……………………………………………………………………….. 81
The Taoist Religion……………………………………………………………………………. 83
Chapter 7 Buddhism…………………………………………………………….. 87
The Life of Siddhartha Gautama………………………………………………………… 88
The Buddhist Philosophy of the Human Person…………………………………. 89
The Fourfold Noble Truth………………………………………………………………….. 91
The Noble Eightfold Path…………………………………………………………………… 92
The Buddhists’ Guide to Doing Good………………………………………………… 94
The Buddhist Religion……………………………………………………………………….. 96
Buddhists’ Celebration of Festivals…………………………………………………….. 99
Chapter 8 Confucianism…………………………………………………………. 105
The Life of Confucius………………………………………………………………………… 106
The Confucian Philosophy………………………………………………………………… 107
The Human Person……………………………………………………………………………. 109
The Virtues of Li, Yi, Hsiao and Cheng-ming………………………………………. 110
Confucianism as a Religion……………………………………………………………….. 113
Sacred Writings and Symbols…………………………………………………………….. 113
Worships and Festivals………………………………………………………………………. 114
Chapter 9 Christianity…………………………………………………………… 121
History of Christianity………………………………………………………………………. 122
Jesus’ Life as the Revelation of God’s Kingdom………………………………….. 126
The Christian Beliefs………………………………………………………………………….. 128
Practices……………………………………………………………………………………………. 129
Chapter 10 Shintoism…………………………………………………………….. 135
History of Shintoism………………………………………………………………………….. 136
Religious Beliefs and Practices of Shintoism………………………………………. 137
Sacred Writings and Symbols…………………………………………………………….. 138
Shinto Worship………………………………………………………………………………….. 139
Shinto Symbols………………………………………………………………………………….. 140
Days of Worship, Holidays and Festivals……………………………………………. 140
Chapter 11 Islam………………………………………………………………….. 147
History of Muslim……………………………………………………………………………… 148
Beliefs of Islam ………………………………………………………………………………….. 150
Sacred Writings…………………………………………………………………………………. 151
Symbols…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 151
Holidays and Festivals……………………………………………………………………….. 151
Chapter 12 Sikhism.………………………………………………………………. 157
History of Sikhism…………………………………………………………………………….. 158
The Sikh Beliefs and Practices……………………………………………………………. 159
Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………….. 165
References ……………………………………………………………………….. 173
