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020			_a9781465408433
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050	0	0	_aBL80.3 _b.R442 2013
082	0	4	_a200 _223
092			_a200 R442 2013
245	1	4	_aThe religions book : _b[big ideas simply explained] / _cShulamit Ambalu ... [et al.].
250			_aFirst American edition.
260			_aNew York : _bDK Publishing, _c2013.
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bDK Publishing, _c2013.
300			_a352 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aSubtitle from cover.
505	0		_aPrimal beliefs from prehistory -- Ancient and classical beliefs from 3000 BCE -- Hinduism from 1700 BCE -- Buddhism from 6th century BCE -- Judaism from 2000 BCE -- Christianity from 1st century CE -- Islam from 610 CE -- Modern religions from 15th century.
520			_aReligion has influenced human culture since prehistory, shaping everything from the politics of war and peace to notions of morality and issues of sex, reproduction, and family. On an individual level, it has also offered people a sense of meaning, purpose, and comfort, and even today, when science appears to offer answers to many of the worlds's conundrums, faith persists and many religions--including Christianity and Islam--are still growing. The Religions Book explains in a clear, accessible way more than 100 of the most important theological ideas, from those bound up in the earliest cultures to others that have emerged in the last few hundred years, along with all of the main tenets of the world's major faiths. In doing so, it considers key issues such as the problem of defining good and evil, the significance of suffering, creation and the afterlife ("Why are we here?" and "Why do we die?"), and the nature of god.--Publisher's description.
650		0	_aReligion.
650		0	_aReligions.
700	1		_aAmbalu, Shulamit, _eauthor.
700	1		_aCoogan, Michael David, _eauthor.
700	1		_aFeinstein, Eve Levavi, _eauthor.
700	1		_aFreedman, Paul, _eauthor.
700	1		_aPhilip, Neil, _eauthor.
700	1		_aStobart, Andrew, _eauthor.
700	1		_aThompson, Mel, _d1946- _eauthor.
700	1		_aTieszen, Charles Lowell, _d1978- _eauthor.
700	1		_aWeeks, Marcus, _eauthor.
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1318/2012286307-d.html
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925	0		_aacquire _b2 shelf copies _xpolicy default
955			_trk01 2013-11-29
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