Cultural literacy for religion
Subtitle: everything the well-educated person should know
By: Mark Berkson
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: Great courses. Religion & theology, comparative & world religion; Great courses (DVD)
Publisher: Teaching Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chantilly, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 503
ISBN-13: 9781598038408
Subjects: Religions; Culture
Other titles: Everything the well-educated person should know
Notes: This is the transcript book of the DVD Cultural literacy for religion: everything the well-educated person should know.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 486-503).

Taught by: Professor Mark Berkson, Hamline University.
Table of contents: title: Religion: its meaning and importance --; title: Facets of religion: divinity and devotion --; title: Hinduism: foundational texts and teachings --; title: Hindu gods and devotional practices --; title: Gita to Gandhi: yogas and modern Hinduism --; title: Waking up: the Buddha and his teachings --; title: Vehicles to Nirvana: the schools of Buddhism --; title: Chinese religion and cosmology --; title: Confucianism: rituals and relationships --; title: Daoism: harmony, nature and the way --; title: Kami and spirits: Shinto and Shamanism --; title: East Asian Buddhism: Zen and pure land --; title: Judaism: God, Torah, and covenant --; title: Varieties of Jewish thought and practice --; title: Living a Jewish life --; title: The life and commemoration of Jesus --; title: Catholic and Orthodox Christianity --; title: Protestantism and Christianity today --; title: Muhammad, Quran and Islamic civilization --; title: Unity in Islam: the five pillars --; title: Forms of Islam: diversity among Muslims --; title: Jain, Sikhs, and Baha'is --; title: Religion and law in American --; title: Religion today: trends, challenges, and hope.