Lee Gil-yong: Story of World Religions

Indeed, a diverse array of religions exists in this world, and all of them possess a power great enough to dominate human thought and lifestyles. Because of religion, humanity has waged wars for thousands and tens of thousands of years, and even today, people blame and slander one another simply because their religions differ or there are differences in the interpretation of scriptures. Just how long must we continue this tiresome struggle? The author, who teaches religious studies at a university, emphasizes that we must ‘understand’ religion above all else. He recounts that whenever he discusses religion with students, he often falls into uncontrollable ‘debates on truth,’ and it is not uncommon for arguments and questions to pitifully cut through the air, unable to find common ground ranging from ‘Which religion is true?’ to ‘Which religious doctrine is the truth?’ Pointing out that a vicious cycle repeats itself where people fail to properly understand the actual existence of religion living right beside them while such directionless discussions are taking place, the author diagnoses this as the limitation of ‘hot’ religious discourse that lacks coolness. This book covers a selection of essential topics that we must know as common sense, ranging from primitive religions to ancient religions, the religion of Zarathustra, the religion of Israel, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. The author's unique writing style, which creates the illusion of a lecture being given right in front of us, will provide us with insights that can expand the horizons of our understanding of humanity through religion.

Korean title: 이야기 세계종교

Korean author: 이길용

Korean publisher: 지식의날개

ISBN-13: 9788920018046