{"product_id":"9781514005828_world-religions-in-seven-sentences","title":"World Religions in Seven Sentences","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding the beliefs and practices of other faiths is essential not just to the task of interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one's own faith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brief volume in IVP Academic's Introductions in Seven Sentences, philosopher Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence representing each of several world religions as a way to open readers to their depth and complexity, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtheism: \"God Is Dead.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudaism: \"I Am Who I Am.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHinduism: \"You Are That.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuddhism: \"Life Is Suffering.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaoism: \"The Dao That Can Be Spoken Is Not the Eternal Dao.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristianity: \"Before Abraham Was, I Am.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslam: \"There Is One God, and Mohammad Is His Prophet.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a sympathetic but not uncritical approach, Groothuis welcomes readers to a vital and global conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe accessible primers in the Introductions in Seven Sentences collection act as brief introductions to an academicfield, with simple organization: seven key sentences that give readers a birds-eye view of an entire discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Douglas Groothuis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40699213545521,"sku":"9781514005828","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781514005828.jpg?v=1780471194","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781514005828_world-religions-in-seven-sentences","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}