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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by John Westerdale Bowker ISBN: 0-19-280094-9 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Authoritative, Unbiased...? NOT!
Comment: I have searched for a straightforward, clear cut explanation of the world's major religions. Like many people, I tend to give weight to prestigious names like "Oxford" mistakenly believing that the name lends credibility and accuracy to the product.
I am by no means a Holy Roller. I have problems with Christianity myself, but the anti-Christian rhetoric in the book is inescapable and vile. The author undoubtedly has an agenda and it's not to present a well balanced, unopinionated view of faiths in the world.
Rating: 4
Summary: Darn good reference work!
Comment: For pure bulk of information on anything and everything having to do with religion, this is the 800-lb. gorilla of dictionaries. It's jammed with so many tidbits and details about the world's major religions that you'll keep turning page after page. Sometimes the multiple cross-references can overwhelm you, though. It would have been nice to have something to tie everything together; the information can be as diffuse as it is profuse. Although, the dictionary presupposes one has some knowledge of the religions already. Regrettably, I noted that several definitions were shaded against Christianity throughout the work, particularly Roman Catholicism. I cannot account for the negativity. But, I sensed its presence. Otherwise, a fine addition to anyone's library.
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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Elizabeth A. Livingstone ISBN: 0192800574 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A Dictionary of the Bible (Oxford Paperback Reference) by W. R. F. Browning, Graham Stanton, Richard Coggins ISBN: 0192800604 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Anthology of Living Religions, An by Mary Pat Fisher, Lee W. Bailey ISBN: 0130156574 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 02 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Simon Blackburn ISBN: 0192831348 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions by Huston Smith ISBN: 0062508113 Publisher: Harper SanFrancisco Pub. Date: 13 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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