...gram Mellel, with an Apple iMac. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors are grateful for permission to use material from the following: Joseph Epes Brown (ed.)... ...ious questioning has occupied the minds and hearts of a large share of the population. Religious questioning is now a concern of the entire world, Wes... ...ontinue to list themselves on the census forms as Christian or Jewish, but for many people these terms have come to lose nearly all meaning except to ... ...iew. In order to help you understand my religious biases and to compensate for them in your own mind as you read this book, I wish to set before you a... ...idays and the use of head coverings in church. When it comes to indigenous populations, it becomes virtually or totally impossible to distinguish betw... ...first look briefly at these Hindu beliefs. HINDU BELIEFS Hinduism is a God-centered religion, in which communion with God is all-important. According ... ...h comes after a discussion of the attributes of God, emphasizes the Divine Center in every being. Many Westerners are under the impression that Hindus... ...o them, as well as the conduct of prayers, rituals and festivals, form the center of religious faith. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BUDDHISM Gautama initiated ... ... ways and teachings of the Buddha, their number is but a tiny spark in the population explosion, as is the number of Christian 64. The Republic, 564b-...

...l structure. It has been only in the past two or three centuries that religious questioning has occupied the minds and hearts of a large share of the population. Religious questioningis now a concern of the entire world, West and East alike. One sign of this is the extraordinary proliferation of new religiouscreeds and organizations. It sometimes feels as if there are as m...