Five Voices Five Faiths: An Interfaith Primer

by Anantanand Rambachan and Amanda Milly Hughes

Book Overview

In this unique book about the major religious traditions of the world, a practitioner from each tradition-Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam-introduces the basics of his or her faith and participates in a conversation about the challenge

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561012726
• ISBN13: 9781561012725
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Cowley Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent information, albeit brief!!

Concise (sometimes painfully so) overview of the faiths covered. We used this book for a "Religions of the World" group held at my church. It was a good "starting point". It generated much discussion, and raised many questions for which we sought answers from other sources. Just a note...for the buddhism session we used a book by the title of "Living Buddha, Living Christ" (by Thich Naht Hanh)which was excellent.

An introduction to five major religious traditions of the world

Five Voices Five Faiths: An Interfaith Primer is an introduction to five major religious traditions of the world for lay readers, as presented by five practitioners of each religion. A different faithful individual speaks for Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, providing a plain-terms summary of the basic tenets of each followed an intriguing interview that tests how the ideals of each faith co-exist (or conflict) with one another. Ultimately a tribute to both the differences and the common bonds between faiths, Five Voices Five Faiths is deeply reverent, respectful, and spiritual, and an excellent beginners guide to analysis, comparison, and contrast between religious ideals.