Great Religions of the Modern World / / Edward Jabra Jurji.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Jurji, Edward Jabra,
• MitwirkendeR: Archer, John Clark,; Hodous, Lewis,; Holtom, Daniel Clarence,; Hromádka, Joseph L.,; Jurji, Edward J.,; Mackay, John Alexander,; Neuman, Abraham A.,; Reischauer, August Karl,; Walsh, Gerald Groveland,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1946
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2215
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (396 p.)

Here is the answer to the desire of many thoughtful laymen for an intelligent appraisal of the great contemporary faiths. This is not a reference book, but a group of essays for the general reader on the idea, the spiritual core, of the chief religions of the modern day. Each essay is written simply and objectively by an eminent scholar, with the authority that is the fruit of a lifetime study of his subject. Fidelity to the classical tenets of each religion and a desire to permit each to speak for itself are salient features of the work of these men. They collaborated on the fundamental outline of the book, with the result that it is well integrated-not a random collection of articles. Recent events in China, Palestine, India, Indonesia, Japan and many other parts of the globe lend a special interest to the subject at this time, but this is not a book on current events. It takes a larger view, and is a study of religion in its widest connotations, as a potent force in history and as a meaningful influence in the world today.Originally published in 1946.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Confucianism -- Taoism -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Shintoism -- Islam -- Judaism -- Eastern Orthodoxy -- Roman Catholicism -- Protestantism -- Who’s Who of Authors -- Index