50 Religion Ideas You Really Need to Know

Peter Stanford

Despite frequent prognostications regarding the “death of God” and the triumph of secular materialism, religion remains a central component in the lives of most people around the world. There are currently thought to be 2 billion Christians, 1.2 billion Muslims, 800 million Hindus, along with some 700 million followers of other religions.

Religion: 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know offers a clear path through the conceptual and denominational thickets of global religion. Award-winning religious affairs correspondent Peter Stanford begins with an examination of sacred texts, the divine principle, and good and evil, before moving on to a discussion of the different traditions within Christianity, Islam, Judaism and the myriad customs of the East.

Bibliographic information

Title	50 Religion Ideas You Really Need to Know
Author	Peter Stanford
Publisher	Quercus, 2013
ISBN	162365193X, 9781623651930
Length	208 pages
Subjects	Religion › History Religion / General Religion / History Religion / Reference