Comparing Religious Traditions The Life of

Praised in pre-publication reviews for its clarity, caliber of scholarship, and coverage of traditions not found in other texts, COMPARING RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS is an innovative set of three texts which compare parts of one tradition with another. Focusing on topics that are familiar human issues to all-family, work, and virtue-the texts help students to understand the commonalities and differences of the traditions.

Preface

v

Contributors

xiii

Judaism

1

(33)

Jacob Neusner

Conventional Answers Versus This Religious Tradition: Who Are We Really?

1

(7)

What Are the Social Virtues?

8

(7)

What Is Personal Virtue?

15

(4)

How Does This Religion Define Character, Good and Bad?

19

(3)

Beyond the Normal Virtues: Who Is the Extraordinary Person?

22

(5)

Commentaries

27

(7)

Christianity

34

(27)

Bruce Chilton

Conventional Answers Versus This Religious Tradition: Who Are We Really?

34

(3)

What Are the Social Virtues?

37

(6)

What Is Personal Virtue?

43

(3)

How Does This Religion Define Character, Good and Bad?

46

(5)

Beyond the Normal Virtues: Who Is the Extraordinary Person?

51

(4)

Commentaries

55

(6)

Islam

61

(24)

Tamara Sonn

Conventional Answers Versus This Religious Tradition: Who Are We Really?

61

(3)

What Are the Social Virtues?

64

(3)

What Is Personal Virtue?

67

(5)

How Does This Religion Define Character, Good and Bad?

72

(3)

Beyond the Normal Virtues: Who Is the Extraordinary Person?

75

(4)

Commentaries

79

(6)

Hinduism

85

(27)

Brian K. Smith

Conventional Answers Versus This Religious Tradition: Who Are We Really?

85

(6)

What Are the Social Virtues?

91

(2)

What Is Personal Virtue?

93

(3)

How Does This Religion Define Character, Good and Bad?

96

(1)

Beyond the Normal Virtues: Who Is the Extraordinary Person?

97

(8)

Commentaries

105

(7)

Buddhism

112

(23)

Charles Hallisey

Conventional Answers Versus This Religious Tradition: Who Are We Really?

112

(6)

What Are the Social Virtues?

118

(2)

What Is Personal Virtue?

120

(3)

How Does This Religion Define Character, Good and Bad?

123

(3)

Beyond the Normal Virtues: Who Is the Extraordinary Person?

126

(2)

Commentaries

128

(7)

Appendix: Where Do We Find the Authoritative Statements of the Religious Traditions?

135

(6)

Judaism

136

(1)

Christianity

137

(2)

Islam

139

(1)

Hindusim

140

(1)

Buddhism

141

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Comparing Religious Traditions The Life of Virtue, Volume 3

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