Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions : A Comprehensive Introduction to the Religions of the World

Understand the Religions of the World from Christian Perspective and Be Equipped to Engage their Adherents Christians live their faith more than ever in a pluralistic religious context. How should a Christian respond to the complex spiritual alternatives available today? Are all religions the same? Does the New Age fulfill the second coming of Jesus? Is Sun Myung Moon sinless? Is Islam a religion of peace? Is Mormonism true? Is Scientology a religion? How does the Dalai Lama view Jesus? Do witches worship Satan? Is the pope infallible? These and other crucial issues are examined in Nelson’s Illustrated Guide to Religions. Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions covers more than 200 religions, sects, and cults, most of them ones the reader might encounter on any given day. Key features include:  Historical information on each major religion with detailed timelines Profiles of each group’s primary leaders An inventory of key principles and beliefs of each religion An analysis and critique of religions from a Christian perspective Opinion and commentary on the controversial issues related to specific religious groups Recommended resources— bibliographic information and extensive Internet sources for further study New groups explored—including The Lord Is Our Righteousness Church and the Sold-Out Discipling Movement Ten Tests for Truth in Religions—a set of multifaceted tests that Christians should apply when approaching the faith traditions of others—and their own faith   This volume offers both description and evaluation of the hundreds of religions in today’s spiritual marketplace and provides basic data on the major world religions: Baha’i Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism New Age Sikhism. Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions also explores the major divisions within Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism) and provides an introduction to over twenty-five Protestant denominations. The book examines famous sectarian movements includ