TY - BOOK AU - McDermott,Gerald R. TI - World Religions: an Indispensable Introduction T2 - Nelson's quick guides SN - 9781418545970 AV - BL 80.3 .M33 2011 U1 - 200 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Nashville PB - Thomas Nelson KW - Religions N1 - Originally published: The Baker pocket guide to world religions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 2008; Includes bibliographic references (p.[136]); When did the religions start?: a timeline -- Introduction: Why study the world religions? -- Hinduisms : the world's oldest set of religions -- Judaism : Christianity's mother and older brother -- Buddhism : the west's favorite non-Christian religion -- Confucianism and Daoism : two of the biggest nation's three religions -- Christianity : what you believe but have a hard time explaining -- Shinto : the national religion of Japan -- Islam : the world's most important religion geopolitically -- Two common questions UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1117/2011283041-d.html ER -