What are Religions and Worldviews?

An Introduction to Beliefs Around the World

Author: Deborah Lock Series: Keywords

An accessible non-fiction book introducing world religions and worldviews.

Part of the accessible and informative Keywords series.

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Summary

An accessible non-fiction book introducing world religions and worldviews.

Part of the accessible and informative Keywords series.

Description

An introduction to religion and worldviews through the explanation of keywords to inform and expand understanding.

Find out about the beliefs and practices of the six main world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, and also beliefs held by different worldviews, such as Humanism. Discover the meaning of key terms such as enlightenment, covenant and paradise. Provides a quick and accessible reference to places of worship, festivals, holy books, main prayers, and viewpoints.

The Keywords series is written and designed to support children develop good reference skills through asking questions and clearly identifying key terms, so that the information needed is quickly found on a page. Facts are presented in easy-to-read bite-size explanations with visuals. Includes contents page, index and glossary for children to access the information and definitions, expand vocabulary and engage with the topic.

Critic Reviews

"Attractive RE non-fiction resources ideal for any school or class library. Teachers and children alike will love to delve into the beautiful content and there is certainly so much information included." -- Saima Saleh (Teacher and NATRE Exec and Local Groups officer)

About the Author

Deborah Lock has been writing and editing children's non-fiction, fiction and educational titles for more than 25 years. She is dedicated to developing products that engage and inspire children, instil a love of reading and lifelong learning, and share the Christian faith. She is a licensed lay minister at her local parish church, leading worship and actively involved with children and youth work, and enjoys singing, drama and dance (which comes in very useful when co-ordinating the children-led Nativity service each year).