THINK World Religions

<p><strong>In this Section: <br>1. Brief Table of Contents</strong></p> <p><strong>2. Full Table of Contents</strong></p> <p> <br></p> <p><strong>1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:</strong></p> <p>Chapter 1: Thinking about Relgion</p> <p>Chapter 2: Talking about Religion</p> <p>Chapter 3: Hinduism: The Eternal Law</p> <p>Chapter 4: Hinduism: Law and Life</p> <p>Chapter 5: Buddhism: Becoming Awake</p> <p>Chapter 6: Buddhism: Awakening the World</p> <p>Chapter 7: East Asian Sacred Ways: The Eternal Dao</p> <p>Chapter 8: East Asian Sacred Ways: Harmony in the World</p> <p>Chpater 9: Judaism: A Chosen People Choosing God</p> <p>Chapter 10: Judaism: Israel in the Diaspora</p> <p>Chapter 11: Christianity: The God-Man Messiah</p> <p>Chapter 12: Christianity: Communion and Community</p> <p>Chapter 13: Islam: Submission and Faith</p> <p>Chapter 14: Islam: The Pillars and the Umma</p> <p>Chapter 15: Religions of Place: A Sacred World Around Us</p> <p>Chapter 16: New Religions: A Quest for the Sacred</p> <p> <br></p> <p>2. <strong>FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS:</strong></p> <p><strong>Chapter 1: Thinking About Religion</strong></p> <p>Religion as a Field of Study</p> <p>Asking Questions about Religion</p> <p>The Four Questions</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Do You Have Other Questions?</p> <p>Critical Thinking with THINK World Religions</p> <p>The Visual Summary</p> <p>Doing Research on Religions</p> <p>Creating a Question Matrix</p> <p>Important Parts of the Book</p> <p><strong>Chapter 2: Talking about Religion</strong></p> <p>Steeler Nation or Church of the Steelers?</p> <p>Can We Describe Steeler Nation as a Religion?</p> <p>Characteristics of Religions</p> <p>Why Is Religion so Difficult to Talk About?</p> <p>The Steeler Nation</p> <p>Strategies for Studying World Religions</p> <p>The Big Question: Is Religion True or False?</p> <p>What Is Truth?</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Truthfulness vs. “Truthiness”</p> <p>Can There Be More Than One Truth?</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Pontius Pilate: “What Is Truth?”</p> <p>Back to Steeler Nation</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 3: Hinduism: The Eternal Law</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: A Hindu Temple</p> <p>Is There a God in Hinduism?</p> <p>Dharma</p> <p>Sacred Texts and Traditions</p> <p>A Sacred Action: The Puja</p> <p>Brahman: Source of All Divinity</p> <p>Three Main Gods of Hinduism</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Beliefs and Science</p> <p>Primary Gods: A Closer Look</p> <p>Rocks, Rivers, and Animals</p> <p>What Does it Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>The Caste System</p> <p>THINK World Religions: The Story of Purusha from the Rig-veda</p> <p>Human Beings: Out of Touch with Brahman</p> <p>Dharma and Karma</p> <p>Internal Conflict: Cows and Hinduism</p> <p>Moksha: Breaking the Cycle</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 4: Hinduism: Law and Life</strong></p> <p>A Place in the World: The Bharatiya Temple</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>The Path of Works: Sacrifice, Purity, and Ritual</p> <p>Internal Conflict: Ahimsa and Social Movements</p> <p>The Path of Devotion: Bhakti</p> <p>The Yogic Paths of Knowledge</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Religion and the Family</p> <p>Hindu Views of Death</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Sati: Ritual Widow Burning</p> <p>Sanatana Dharma and the Caste System</p> <p>Religion + Gender: Women in Hinduism</p> <p>Contemporary Religions Issues: Gandhi, Hinduism, and Politics</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 5: Buddhism: Becoming Awake</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: The Fogong Si Temple</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>God or Gods in Buddhism: No, Yes, and Maybe</p> <p>A Sacred Action: Alms-Giving</p> <p>The Life of the Buddha</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Some Sanskrit and Pali Equivalent Terms in Buddhism</p> <p>Principles of Buddhism</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>The Eightfold Path</p> <p>THINK World Religions: A U.S. Army Chaplain Who Is a Buddhist</p> <p>The Human Condition in Theravada and Mahayana Traditions</p> <p>THINK World Religions: King Ashoka and the Spread of Buddhism</p> <p>Internal Conflict: Buddhism and Gender</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 6: Buddhism: Awakening the World</strong></p> <p>A Place in the World: Protests in Myanmar</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>The First Jewel: Taking Refuge in the Buddha</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Secret Tantric Practice</p> <p>The Second Jewel: Taking Refuge in the Dharma</p> <p>Religion + Health: Mind Over Body</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Monastic Life</p> <p>Monastery and Laity: Tibetan Buddhism</p> <p>Buddhism Without a Monastic Sangha: Buddhism Comes to the West</p> <p>Contemporary Religious Issues: Tibet and China</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 7: East Asian Sacred Ways: The Eternal Dao</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: Chang Ling</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>Dao, Qi, and Yin/Yang</p> <p>A Sacred Action: Tai Chi</p> <p>The Yijing (I Ching)</p> <p>Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism: Syncretic Traditions in East Asia</p> <p>THINK World Religions: The Analects</p> <p>Buddhism in East Asia</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>The Confucian View of Humanity</p> <p>The Daoist View of Humanity</p> <p>Internal Conflict: Legalism</p> <p>THINK World Religions: The Immortals</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 8: East Asian Sacred Ways: Harmony in the World</strong></p> <p>A Place in the World: Lion Dance in New York’s Chinatown</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>Veneration of Confucius</p> <p>Interacting with the Dao through Qi</p> <p>Contemporary Religious Issues: Falun Gong</p> <p>Religion + Medicine: Acupuncture</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Confucianism</p> <p>THINK World Religions: What’s in a Name?</p> <p>Daoism</p> <p>Community in East Asian Buddhist Traditions</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Chairman Mao and the People’s Republic</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chpater 9: Judaism: A Chosen People Choosing God</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: The Central Synagogue</p> <p>What Is Judaism?</p> <p>A Sacred Action: Bar and Bat Mitzvah</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>Proof of God</p> <p>Definition of God</p> <p>The Name of God</p> <p>How Does God Communicate with Us?</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Where Are the Pictures?</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>“In the Beginning”</p> <p>The Human Condition: Abraham, Isaac, and Becoming a Chosen People</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Jews, Israel, or Children of Israel: Which Term Is Correct?</p> <p>The Commandments: Words and Deeds</p> <p>History and Meaning: Cycles of Sin and Redemption</p> <p>THINK World Religions: What Happens after We Die?</p> <p>THINK World Religions: A Psalm of Hope and Longing</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 10: Judaism: Israel in the Diaspora</strong></p> <p>A Place in the World: The Eruv</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>Prayer</p> <p>Following the Commandments: The Example of Food</p> <p>Religion + Education: The Importance of Education in Judaism</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Deuteronomy 14:1–21</p> <p>Mystical Judaism and the Kabbalah</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Calendar and Life Cycle Rituals</p> <p>Denominations in American Judaism</p> <p>Judaism in the Modern World</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Reconstructionist Judaism</p> <p>Contemporary Religious Issues: Holocaust Denial</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p>Chapter 11: Christianity: The God-Man Messiah</p> <p>A Sacred Place: St. Stephen’s of Walbrook</p> <p>The Messiah: Jesus Christ</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>A Sacred Action: Liturgy and Eucharist</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Paul’s Mystical Experience</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Varieties of Early Christianity</p> <p>Seeking God in the Early Christian Church</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Christianity and Popular Culture: The DaVinci Code</p> <p>The Problem with the Holy Trinity</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Don’t Understand the Holy Trinity? Try These Techniques!</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>Christian Confessions</p> <p>Internal Conflict: Good Nature but Evil Deeds? 1</p> <p>What Happens When Human Beings Die? Christian Ideas of Heaven and Hell</p> <p>Christianity + Literature: Dostoevsky, On Hell</p> <p>Internal Conflict: Christianity and Evolution</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 12: Christianity: Communion and Community</strong></p> <p>A Place in the World: Mother Teresa of Calcutta</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>What’s in a Name? Churches, Denominations, and Communities</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Justin Martyr Describes Christian Interaction with the Sacred</p> <p>The Eucharist: An Ancient Christian Form of Communion with God</p> <p>Prayer: Personal and Communal Interaction with the Sacred</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Music and Prayer</p> <p>Contemplation and Quiet as Forms of Interaction with the Sacred</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Spiritual Double Clicking</p> <p>Finding a Direct Link to God: The Charismatic Movement</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Monasticism</p> <p>Calendars, Rituals and Community Celebrations</p> <p>Communal Worship and Identity</p> <p>Christians in the World</p> <p>Religion + Politics in the USA: The Religious Right</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 13: Islam: Submission and Faith</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: Selimiye Mosque, Turkey</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>The “Glorious Qur’an”</p> <p>A Sacred Action: Sandys Travailes</p> <p>God and the Kaaba</p> <p>THINK World Religions: “Allah” or “God”?</p> <p>Comprehending God in Islam</p> <p>Religion + People of the Book: Judaism and Christianity in the Qur’an</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>Muhammad’s Biography</p> <p>Islam After Muhammad’s Death</p> <p>Women in Islam</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Behind the Veil: Why Islam’s Most Visible Symbol Is Spreading</p> <p>The Sira, Sunna, and Hadith</p> <p>Religion + Secular Literature: The Fatwa of Salman Rushdie</p> <p>What Happens after Humans Die?</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 14: Islam: The Pillars and the Umma</strong></p> <p>A Place in the World: Mecca</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>Shahada: Witnessing and Professing Faith in God</p> <p>The Shia Shahada: Purity and Fidelity</p> <p>THINK World Religion: Message to the Blackman in America by Elijah Muhammad</p> <p>Interacting with the Divine through Prayer: The Second Pillar of Islam</p> <p>Interacting with God through Food and Fasting: The Third Pillar of Islam</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Islam and Ritual Purity</p> <p>Sufism: Mystical Interaction with the Sacred</p> <p>Religion + Poetry: The Poet Rumi</p> <p>THINK World Religions: The Intoxication of Qalandar</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Giving to the Poor: The Fourth Pillar of Islam</p> <p>The Hajj: The Fifth Pillar of Islam</p> <p>Jihad in a Modern World?</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 15: Religions of Place: A Sacred World Around Us</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: The Tipi</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>A Sacred Action: Black Elk’s Vision</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Glooskap the Divinity</p> <p>The Medicine Wheel</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Sacred Land and Sacred Power Across the Globe</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred? How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Sacred Words</p> <p>From Words to Steps: The Vision Quest</p> <p>Steps Become Ritual: The Sun Dance</p> <p>American Indian Spirituality Meets Christian Spirituality: Is God Red or White?</p> <p>Breaking the Sacred Bonds of the Land: Native Americans and the U.S. Government</p> <p>Thinking About Indigenous World Religions</p> <p>THINK World Religions: Casinos and Native American Life</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p> <p><strong>Chapter 16: New Religions: A Quest for the Sacred</strong></p> <p>A Sacred Place: Stonehenge</p> <p>A Sacred Action: The Blessing Ceremony</p> <p>Defining the New Religious Movements</p> <p>Is There a God?</p> <p>A New Path for Christianity: The Unification Movement</p> <p>Wicca and the New Age: Ancient Magick for a Modern Era</p> <p>Religion + Violence: New Religious Movements + Violence 5 Cults?</p> <p>Religion + The Supernatural: UFOlogy</p> <p>What Does It Mean to Be Human?</p> <p>Unificationism</p> <p>Wicca and the New Age</p> <p>How Do Humans Interact with the Sacred?</p> <p>Unificationism</p> <p>Wicca and the New Age</p> <p>How Does the Sacred Become Community?</p> <p>Unificationism</p> <p>Wicca and the New Age</p> <p>Community and Celebrity in the New Age</p> <p>Religion + Controversy: Religious Pluralism</p> <p>Conclusion: Thinking about New Religious Movements</p> <p>Visual Summary</p> <p>Chapter Review</p>