- Title: World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts
- Author: Andrew Wilson
- Publisher: Paragon House
- ISBN: 978-1557787231
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Amazon Description
World Scripture is an extraordinary journey through the sacred writings of the world's great religions. Organized by subject, the quotations, passages, and excerpts presented here provide readers with easy access to teachings on several hundred subjects, with quotes from different religious traditions.
This unusual anthology provides a new, holistic approach to understanding religion–stressing what unites us rather than what divides us. Among the religious texts represented are Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Baha'i, Church of Jesus Christ of the Later Day Saints, and Zoroastrianism. Also featured are the oral traditions of various religions of Africa, Native America, Asia, and Oceania along with their recorded prayers and proverbs.
Personal Thoughts
It's always helpful to be familiar with the beliefs and scriptures of other religions. On the one hand, it's good for building solid relationships with people of other faiths, and Christ called all of his disciples to be peacemakers. On the other, if one has an interest in evangelizing, one should follow Paul's example and understand the faith and culture of the people they are evangelizing to in order to find the truth in what they believe and build upon it with the foundation of the Gospel so that people recognize the familiarity of the message and don't immediately dismiss it as something foreign.
