Major Religions of the World

By Dr. Marcus Bach

Written for the average reader, Major Religions of the World, which was first published in 1959, is a compact survey of the founders, the holy writings, the worship, and the basic beliefs of the major religions of the world—Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism and Taoism, Shinto, Island, and Christianity.

Dr. Marcus Bach’s approach is one of understanding and appreciation. He looks at each religion first through the eyes of a believer of that faith and then as an impartial observer pointing out the parallels in that religion and Christianity. The result is an unusually sensitive and provocative account.

Included at the beginning of each study is a helpful glossary of terms.

And informative and thought-provoking read!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Papamoa Press
• Release date: Jun 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9781787204959

Dr. Marcus Bach

DR. MARCUS BACH (December 15, 1901 - March 26, 1995) was an American writer and lecturer on religion, and founder and director of “The Fellowship for Spiritual Understanding.” He is recognized as a leading authority on the world’s religions and inter-cultural relations. Among his popular works are The World of Serendipity, The Power of Perception and the metaphysical allegory, I, Monty. He was born into a Protestant family in Sauk City, Wisconsin and trained for the ordained ministry at Mission House College and seminary in Plymouth, Wisconsin. After a pastorate in Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. Bach returned to school to pursue playwriting. He received his M.A. (1937) and Ph.D. (1942) from the University of Iowa’s prestigious interfaith School of Religion. He resigned from the School of Religion in 1961 to pursue lecturing and writing full time. He authored numerous books, including Major Religions of the World, Had You Been Born in Another Faith, The Unity Way, The World of Serendipity, and The Power of Total Living. He travelled 40,000 miles in pursuit of meeting five people of his time whom he felt best exemplified the teachings of Jesus Christ in their lives, interviewing Helen Keller, Pope Pius XII, Albert Schweitzer, Therese Neumann, and Shoghi Effendi. He contributed to the Encyclopedia Americana, Theatre Arts, the Reader’s Digest, and many other periodicals, and was director of special projects for the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (SFF) in Independence, Montana. The Rockefeller Foundation granted him a fellowship in “research and creative writing” from 1934-1936. He died in 1995 aged 93.

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