The World Religions Speak on ”The Relevance of Religion in the Modern World”

The Relevance of Religion in the Modern World

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: The Relevance of the Great Religions for the Modern World

   • Huston Smith

   Pages 3-11

3. The Relevance of Hinduism

   • V. Raghavan

   Pages 12-23

4. Christianity in a Pluralistic World

   • S. J. Fallon Pierre

   Pages 24-32

5. The Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path

   • Poon Pismai Diskul

   Pages 33-38

6. Religion in the Twentieth Century with Special Reference to Islam

   • Syed Vahiduddin

   Pages 39-45

7. Judaism and its Relevance to Modern Problems

   • Rabbi Mordecai Waxman

   Pages 46-63

8. Confucius and the I-ching

   • Wei Tat

   Pages 64-71

9. Monastic Experience and the East-West Dialogue

   • Thomas Merton

   Pages 72-78

10. Extemporaneous Remarks by Thomas Merton

    • Finley P. Dunne Jr.

    Pages 79-81

11. The Unity of Religions

    • Swami Chinmayananda

    Pages 82-85

12. Zoroastrianism — “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”

    • N. D. Minochehr Homji

    Pages 86-91

13. Buddhism and the Other World Religions

    • Mahathera D. Piyananda

    Pages 92-96

14. Jainism- A Way of Thinking and Living

    • Munishri Chitrabhanu

    Pages 97-106

15. Sikhism and the Sikhs

    • Sardar Sher Singh

    Pages 107-113

16. The Relevance of the Protestant Branch of Christianity to the World Today

    • Lowell Russell Ditzen

    Pages 114-118

17. Religion as a World Force: A Jewish View

    • Ezra Spicehandler

    Pages 119-123

18. Buddhism in the Present Age

    • Reimon Yuki

    Pages 124-127

19. Difference and Similarity Among Religions

    • Swami Lokeshwarananda

    Pages 128-129