{"product_id":"god-is-not-one-the-eight-rival-religions-that-run-the-world-isbn-9780061571282","title":"God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGod is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eReligious Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts in modern theology to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve. Delving into the different problems and solutions that eight major world religions like Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Yoruba Religion, Daoism and Atheism strive to combat, \u003ci\u003eGod is Not One\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable guide to the questions human beings have asked for millennia—and to the disparate paths we are taking to answer them today. A necessary book for anyone interested in the future of interfaith dialogue, readers of Huston Smith and Karen Armstrong will find much to ponder in \u003ci\u003eGod is Not One\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential work of religious studies, Prothero dismantles the myth of religious unity to reveal what truly defines each of the world's great spiritual traditions:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA New Framework for Understanding:\u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond superficial similarities and analyze each religion based on the unique problem it seeks to solve—from sin in Christianity to suffering in Buddhism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWhy Religious Differences Matter:\u003c\/b\u003e Understand why the stark distinctions in doctrine, ritual, and end goals between religions like Islam and Christianity are not minor details but are instead powerful, world-shaping forces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eComparative Religion in Action:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey through the core beliefs and practices of eight global traditions, including not only major faiths like Judaism and Islam but also Confucianism, Yoruba Religion, and Daoism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Challenge to Modern \"Godthink\":\u003c\/b\u003e A powerful counterargument to the popular but misleading idea that all faiths are simply different paths up the same mountain, aimed squarely at readers of Huston Smith and Karen Armstrong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the twenty-first century, religion remains the single greatest influencein the world. But, argues religion scholar Stephen Prothero, persistentattempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlookthe distinct human problem that each seeks to solve. For example:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslam: the problem is pride \/ the solution is submission\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristianity: the problem is sin \/ the solution is salvation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuddhism: the problem is suffering \/ the solution is awakening\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJudaism: the problem is exile \/ the solution is to return to God\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod Is Not One\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guide to the questions human beingshave asked for millennia—and to the disparate paths we are taking toanswer them today.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“An urgently needed and very nicely done corrective to politically correct nonsense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodney Stark, author of Discovering God: The Origins of the Great Religions and the Evolution of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“God is Not One is 2010’s must-read for anyone religiously illiterate….Don’t know much about the world’s faiths? Get a copy now.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book could well be the most highly readable, accurate, and up-to-date introduction to the world’s major religions.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard University, and author of The Future of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A very much needed book!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiroslav Volf, Professor, Yale University, and author of Exclusion and Embrace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stephen Prothero has done it again. This is a powerfully-written, paradigm-shifting book. How religious differences can be a bridge of cooperation rather than a bomb of destruction is one of the most important challenges of our era, and Prothero is as good a guide as you will find.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEboo Patel, founder and executive director of Interfaith Youth Core and author of Acts of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Provocative, thoughtful, fiercely intelligent and, for both believing and nonbelieving, formal and informal students of religion, a must-read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“enormously timely, thoughtful and balanced” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887850254565,"sku":"NP9780061571282","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061571282.jpg?v=1730227589","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/god-is-not-one-the-eight-rival-religions-that-run-the-world-isbn-9780061571282","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}