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The Compact Guide to World Religions (Paperback)

by Dean C. Halverson (Author, Editor)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group (1 Mar 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1556617046
  • ISBN-13: 978-1556617041
  • Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Keys to understanding our shrinking world A generation ago almost everyone a Christian encountered went to church--or at least knew he or she should. Today, with the world at America's doorstep, evangelical Christians more than ever need to understand their neighbors and their changing beliefs. The Compact Guide to World Religions is a complete, easy-to-use handbook of the origins, basic beliefs, and evangelistic challenges and opportunities of the world's major religions in clear, easy-to-use chapters and charts.


About the Author

Dean Halverson is a World Religions Specialist with International Students Inc., a para-church organization committed to sharing Christ with the half-million internationals studying in the U.S. He was a researcher for the Spiritual Counterfeits Project and is the author of Crystal Clear: Understanding and Reaching New Agers. He lives in Colorado with his wife, Debbie. They have three children.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read on, ye religion-ignorant and organizationally-impaired!, 7 Sep 1997
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Have you ever been confused over whether to invite your Hindu or your Buddhist friends over for burgers on the grill?
Or, have you ever heard your neighbor in the backyard chanting "Na miehol rengay keol" (phonetic spelling), and casually wondered if they were putting a curse on your shrubs?
For all those who think there are too many religions and world views for them to keep straight, this book can bring order and light out of the chaos.

When you're finished, you will understand the real differences and similarities among the world religions. That's saying a lot!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Not What You Would Expect From The Title, 26 April 1998
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The rest of the title is "Understanding and Reaching Followers of Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaism, Secularism, The New Age, and Other World Faiths". The subject is how to understand why people have adopted these other faiths and how to attempt to convert them to Christianity. This includes page-after-page of possible dialogues and how to handle these is a way to accomplish the task. Literal belief in the english translation of the Bible is also used extensively and broad-brush depictions of others is used - "Few Jewish people study the Old Testament very much." etc. From the Amazon synopsis and the other reviews I expected a much more objective discussion of religions - but was disappointed.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Anti Muslim Christian propaganda!!!, 10 Jan 1999
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I only read the section of this book dealing with Islam, and being Muslim I was deeply offended by this. I myself converted to Islam from Christianity and have extensively studied comparative religions. Coming from this background I could say that Mr. Dean C. Halverson's book in relation to Islam is not only inaccurate but is nothing more than a crude way of attempting to convert poor misguided Muslims.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good basic comparisons but too much Christian pontification.
The book gives the basic facts but the buyer should be warned that the religions of the world are all bounced off the Christian perspective. Read more
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