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The World's Religions by Huston Smith

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Chapter I, Point of Departure,

Chapter II, Hinduism,

Chapter II, Hinduism, What People Want,

Chapter II, Hinduism, What People Really Want,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Beyond Within,

Chapter II, Hinduism, Four Paths to the Goal,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Way to God through Knowledge,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Way to God through Love,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Way to God through Work,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Way to God through Psychophysical Exercise,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Stages of Life,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The Stations of Life,

Chapter II, Hinduism, "Thou Before Whom All Words Recoil,"

Chapter II, Hinduism, Coming of Age in the Universe,

Chapter II, Hinduism, The World—Welcome and Farewell,

Chapter II, Hinduism, Many Paths to the Same Summit,

Chapter II, Hinduism, Appendix on Sikhism,

Chapter III, Buddhism, "The Man Who Woke Up,"

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Silent Sage,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Rebel Saint,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Four Noble Truths,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Eight-Fold Path,

Chapter III, Buddhism, Basic Buddhist Concepts,

Chapter III, Buddhism, Big Raft and Little,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Secret of the Flower,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Diamond Thunderbolt,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Image of Crossing,

Chapter III, Buddhism, The Confluence of Buddhism and Hinduism in India,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, The First Teacher,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, The Problem Confucius Faced,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, Rival Answers,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, Confucius' Answer,

Chapter IV, The Content of Deliberate Tradition,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, The Confucian Project,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, Ethics or Religion?,

Chapter IV, Confucianism, Impact on China,

Chapter V, Taoism, The Old Master,

Chapter V, Taoism, The Three Meanings of Tao,

Chapter V, Taoism, Three Approaches to Power and the Taoisms That Follow,

Chapter V, Taoism, Efficient Power: Philosophical Taoism,

Chapter V, Taoism, Augmented Power: Taoist Hygiene and Yoga,

Chapter V, Taoism, Vicarious Power: Religious Taoism,

Chapter V, Taoism, The Mingling of the Powers,

Chapter V, Taoism, Creative Quietude,

Chapter V, Taoism, Other Taoist Values,

Chapter V, Taoism, Conclusion,

Chapter VI, Islam, Background

Chapter VI, Islam, The Seal of the Prophets,

Chapter VI, Islam, The Standing Miracle,

Chapter VI, Islam, Basic theological Concepts,

Chapter VI, Islam, The Five Pillars,

Chapter VI, Islam, Social Teachings

Chapter VI, Islam, Sufism,

Chapter VI, Islam, Whither Islam?,

Chapter VII, Judaism, Meaning in God,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Creation,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Human Existence,

Chapter VII, Judaism, Meaning in History,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Morality,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Justice,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Suffering,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Meaning in Messianism,

Chapter VI, Judaism, The Hallowing of Life,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Revelation,

Chapter VI, Judaism, The Chosen People,

Chapter VI, Judaism, Israel,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Historical Jesus,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Christ of Faith,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, The End and the Beginning,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Good News,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Mystical body of Christ,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, The Mind of the Church,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, Roman Catholicism,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy,

Chapter VIII, Christianity, Protestantism,

Chapter IX, The Primal Religions,

Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, The Australian Experience,

Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, Orality, Place, and Time,

Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, The Primal World,

Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, They Symbolic Mind,

Chapter IX, The Primal Religions, Conclusion,

Chapter X, A Final Examination, The Relations between Religions,

Chapter X, A Final Examination, The Wisdom Traditions,

Chapter X, A Final Examination, Listening,

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

With what were the minor, or writing prophets, concerned? (from Chapter VII, Judaism, Meaning in History,)

Keeping an accurate history of the kings

Perserving the power of the priests

Social inequities and moral delinquency

Councils for revising Jewish law

2.

What are hadiths? (from Chapter VI, Islam, Social Teachings)

Sayings of the Prophet

Things forbidden

Islamic headwear

Things that have to be done

3.

What is Confucius' trinity? (from Chapter IV, Confucianism, The Confucian Project,)

Servants, Kings, and God

Fire, Wind, and Water

Man, Heaven, and Earth

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

4.

What did religious Taoism accommodate that other religions in China did not? (from Chapter V, Taoism, Efficient Power: Philosophical Taoism,)

Religious garments

Feng Shui

T'ai ch'i

Fortune telling, soothsaying, shamans, and faith healers

5.

What is the sect of Islam that is introspective and mystic? (from Chapter VI, Islam, Social Teachings)

Shi'aism

Sufism

Sunnism

Sheikhism

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