So what's the difference? /
Ridenour, Fritz.
So what's the difference? / Fritz Ridenour. - Ventura, Calif. : Regal, c2001. - 256 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-256).
Contents: Introduction : today the difference matters more than ever --
The importance of a biblical worldview. Biblical Christianity : a plumb line for comparing faiths --
Other trunks of the Christian tree. Roman Catholicism : the one true church? ; Eastern Orthodoxy : just like the Catholics except for the Pope --
Major religions of the world. Judaism : foundation for the Christian faith, but still looking for the Messiah ; Islam : Allah is one, and Christ was just a prophet ; Hinduism : we are all divine ; Buddhism : you yourself must make the effort --
Cults, new religions and the occult. Where did the cults come from? ; Jehovah's Witnesses : there is no hell--hard work earns "paradise" ; Mormonism : as God is, man can become ; New Age : the serpent's old lie in an updated package ; Nothing new under the sun : eleven more viewpoints that undermine, challenge or attack biblical Christianity.
Summary:
"So What's the Difference" has been revised and updated for the 21st Century to help Christians better understand their own beliefs. A classic first released in 1967, this revision takes a current look at the answer to the question, "How does orthodox biblical Christianity differ from other faiths?" In a straightforward, non-critical comparison, Fritz Ridenour explores and explains the basic tenets of 20 worldviews, religions and faiths, including Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, New Age and Mormonism.
0830718982 (trade)
00066500
Christianity and other religions.
Christian sects.
BR 127 / .R5 2001
261.2
So what's the difference? / Fritz Ridenour. - Ventura, Calif. : Regal, c2001. - 256 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-256).
Contents: Introduction : today the difference matters more than ever --
The importance of a biblical worldview. Biblical Christianity : a plumb line for comparing faiths --
Other trunks of the Christian tree. Roman Catholicism : the one true church? ; Eastern Orthodoxy : just like the Catholics except for the Pope --
Major religions of the world. Judaism : foundation for the Christian faith, but still looking for the Messiah ; Islam : Allah is one, and Christ was just a prophet ; Hinduism : we are all divine ; Buddhism : you yourself must make the effort --
Cults, new religions and the occult. Where did the cults come from? ; Jehovah's Witnesses : there is no hell--hard work earns "paradise" ; Mormonism : as God is, man can become ; New Age : the serpent's old lie in an updated package ; Nothing new under the sun : eleven more viewpoints that undermine, challenge or attack biblical Christianity.
Summary:
"So What's the Difference" has been revised and updated for the 21st Century to help Christians better understand their own beliefs. A classic first released in 1967, this revision takes a current look at the answer to the question, "How does orthodox biblical Christianity differ from other faiths?" In a straightforward, non-critical comparison, Fritz Ridenour explores and explains the basic tenets of 20 worldviews, religions and faiths, including Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Science, New Age and Mormonism.
0830718982 (trade)
00066500
Christianity and other religions.
Christian sects.
BR 127 / .R5 2001
261.2