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"The graphically bold format — which mixes photographs, cartoons, and sidebars — will keep kids' attention, whether they are seeking truth, knowledge, or more to ponder." – Publishers Weekly
"As an introduction to myriad ways people around the world choose to live and think, it's worthy reading material for any age." – Tribune Newspapers
"This slim book goes beyond the standard comparative religion format to address questions of philosophy and belief that readers, both those with and without religious identification, will find thought-provoking." – School Library Journal
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great source for young readers and even adults
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great nonjudgmental encyclopedia-style book for kids
We are not a religious family but we respect religion and belief, and want our kids to choose their own path.When the 6yo and 3yo started asking “what is a god?”, I got many books about religion and belief for children. My favorite by far is “What do you believe?” It is similar to the kid encyclopedias by National Geographic. It explains the concepts of belief and deity academically, without judgment (including atheism). It covers the main belief systems (eg, ancient Egyptian, christianity, sikhism, atheism, native religions, new movements like rastafaris, etc), main traditions, main rites, main practices, different answers by various religions to the same question, etc. All organized in simple 1-2 page “chapters” such as “Why do you wear that?” “What happens when you die?” It’s probably best for 7yo and up, but even my 3.5yo was fascinated by it as long as we only read one short section at a time.Other books presuppose that the child is religious (“god is what we feel when...”), or place judgment in certain belief systems (“people believed that the sun was god, but now we know that that is wrong”), or have inaccurate information (“Buddhists believe that god is...”). Even in the best of cases, they only focus on explaining what a specific belief is about without dealing with the concepts of belief and deity.“What do you believe?” is accurate, academic, straightforward, and nonjudgmental.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I feel like I should have given this 5 stars because I really liked it. However, I bought it for my 6 year old daughter and she was rather uninterested in it. She is starting softball and I found out they have to pray before they play. So, she needs to understand something about the faith of others. Perhaps her interest in this book will increase over the years and she will enjoy it.There were many pros to this book. I particularly enjoyed the comparison pages. The chart of religions was fantastic along with the who's who pages. Again, if my daughter showed more interest, it would have been a 5 star rating.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, fun, informative book that opens your eyes to understanding others
This book. What can I say? I recently started to question my religion and what it actually was. I wanted to learn more about what others believed since I was deprived of the knowledge of world beliefs. This book made it interesting for me and I read it front to back. It includes the main religions and smaller lesser known ones. I was particularly interested in the religion and science part which was mentioned briefly. It starts with the origin of religion and where it started and why we have religion or beliefs. This book mentioned native American beliefs, science, atheism, agnosticism, earthly understandings, and Hindu/Buddhist type beliefs. If you're interested at all in why people dress, act, or worship the way they do this is for you. If you're interested in the afterlife(or lack of),the meaning of life to people, or any big questions like that, this book will tell you religions or non religions view on the tough questions of life. This book is great for conversations as well. It informs you on your friends religion that you know nothing about. You can have knowledgeable discussion on religion with people who believe or don't believe in something. It includes charts comparing beliefs, comics, and blurb boxes with further info to go deeper into things. I feel like I've gained so much knowledge from this fun, educational book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Does a lot in <100 pages!
This book packs a lot into just under 100 pages and it does so comfortably. Although there are other books that are better focused on the important issue of religious literacy, I like that this book specifically includes several aspects of religious literacy as defined by the AAR, such as the fact that all religions are internally diverse, not monolithic, and that we all have a particular perspective, a situatedness, from which we see and interpret our world . In addition to familiarizing readers with common features of common religions, this one goes further than many other books in this genre and includes sections on philosophy of religion, religion and violence in our world, and religion and science, all topics that encourage valuable thinking and reflection. The book does a good job of meeting the stated goal of promoting understanding and respect of different types of belief and nonbelief.
5.0 out of 5 stars Non biased knowledge
This is perfect for my 8 year old. We are raising her agnostic atheist but want to be sure she knows about the main religions to identify what peers might believe, respect other ways of thinking, and possibly chose a religion once she becomes a teen or adult if that’s important to her. Our 4 year old listens but is a little young for the book. In my opinion it teaches nonjudgmental facts about the most popular belief systems. As an adult, I’ve learned so much myself.
good information about all the major religions and faiths and ...
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Not for kids but just for adults
This books cover major religions. It's not suitable for kids self reading especially younger than 12 years old as carries complex content for them to realize. At the same time good for adults to know the various religions. Doesn't show a way to teach children
Misleading description
Although I chose to keep the book as it covered religion quite adequately, it DOES NOT offer an introduction to any of the philosophers mentioned in the description at all. There may be a quote attributed to one philosopher or another or a name might be mentioned, but other than an explanation of Atheism and Agnosticism, there is no philosophy of substance (or at all in my opinion). I would strongly recommend that the description be re-written to replace "from ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, to modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre" with "atheism and agnosticism." Without the misleading description, I would have given this more stars.
Four Stars
A good book for primary aged children to understand the different beliefs.
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The graphically bold format — which mixes photographs, cartoons, and sidebars — will keep kids' attention, whether they are seeking truth, knowledge, or more to ponder." – Publishers Weekly
"As an introduction to myriad ways people around the world choose to live and think, it's worthy reading material for any age." – Tribune Newspapers
"This slim book goes beyond the standard comparative religion format to address questions of philosophy and belief that readers, both those with and without religious identification, will find thought-provoking." – School Library Journal
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great source for young readers and even adults
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great nonjudgmental encyclopedia-style book for kids
We are not a religious family but we respect religion and belief, and want our kids to choose their own path.When the 6yo and 3yo started asking “what is a god?”, I got many books about religion and belief for children. My favorite by far is “What do you believe?” It is similar to the kid encyclopedias by National Geographic. It explains the concepts of belief and deity academically, without judgment (including atheism). It covers the main belief systems (eg, ancient Egyptian, christianity, sikhism, atheism, native religions, new movements like rastafaris, etc), main traditions, main rites, main practices, different answers by various religions to the same question, etc. All organized in simple 1-2 page “chapters” such as “Why do you wear that?” “What happens when you die?” It’s probably best for 7yo and up, but even my 3.5yo was fascinated by it as long as we only read one short section at a time.Other books presuppose that the child is religious (“god is what we feel when...”), or place judgment in certain belief systems (“people believed that the sun was god, but now we know that that is wrong”), or have inaccurate information (“Buddhists believe that god is...”). Even in the best of cases, they only focus on explaining what a specific belief is about without dealing with the concepts of belief and deity.“What do you believe?” is accurate, academic, straightforward, and nonjudgmental.
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
I feel like I should have given this 5 stars because I really liked it. However, I bought it for my 6 year old daughter and she was rather uninterested in it. She is starting softball and I found out they have to pray before they play. So, she needs to understand something about the faith of others. Perhaps her interest in this book will increase over the years and she will enjoy it.There were many pros to this book. I particularly enjoyed the comparison pages. The chart of religions was fantastic along with the who's who pages. Again, if my daughter showed more interest, it would have been a 5 star rating.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, fun, informative book that opens your eyes to understanding others
This book. What can I say? I recently started to question my religion and what it actually was. I wanted to learn more about what others believed since I was deprived of the knowledge of world beliefs. This book made it interesting for me and I read it front to back. It includes the main religions and smaller lesser known ones. I was particularly interested in the religion and science part which was mentioned briefly. It starts with the origin of religion and where it started and why we have religion or beliefs. This book mentioned native American beliefs, science, atheism, agnosticism, earthly understandings, and Hindu/Buddhist type beliefs. If you're interested at all in why people dress, act, or worship the way they do this is for you. If you're interested in the afterlife(or lack of),the meaning of life to people, or any big questions like that, this book will tell you religions or non religions view on the tough questions of life. This book is great for conversations as well. It informs you on your friends religion that you know nothing about. You can have knowledgeable discussion on religion with people who believe or don't believe in something. It includes charts comparing beliefs, comics, and blurb boxes with further info to go deeper into things. I feel like I've gained so much knowledge from this fun, educational book.
5.0 out of 5 stars Does a lot in <100 pages!
This book packs a lot into just under 100 pages and it does so comfortably. Although there are other books that are better focused on the important issue of religious literacy, I like that this book specifically includes several aspects of religious literacy as defined by the AAR, such as the fact that all religions are internally diverse, not monolithic, and that we all have a particular perspective, a situatedness, from which we see and interpret our world . In addition to familiarizing readers with common features of common religions, this one goes further than many other books in this genre and includes sections on philosophy of religion, religion and violence in our world, and religion and science, all topics that encourage valuable thinking and reflection. The book does a good job of meeting the stated goal of promoting understanding and respect of different types of belief and nonbelief.
5.0 out of 5 stars Non biased knowledge
This is perfect for my 8 year old. We are raising her agnostic atheist but want to be sure she knows about the main religions to identify what peers might believe, respect other ways of thinking, and possibly chose a religion once she becomes a teen or adult if that’s important to her. Our 4 year old listens but is a little young for the book. In my opinion it teaches nonjudgmental facts about the most popular belief systems. As an adult, I’ve learned so much myself.
good information about all the major religions and faiths and ...
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Not for kids but just for adults
This books cover major religions. It's not suitable for kids self reading especially younger than 12 years old as carries complex content for them to realize. At the same time good for adults to know the various religions. Doesn't show a way to teach children
Misleading description
Although I chose to keep the book as it covered religion quite adequately, it DOES NOT offer an introduction to any of the philosophers mentioned in the description at all. There may be a quote attributed to one philosopher or another or a name might be mentioned, but other than an explanation of Atheism and Agnosticism, there is no philosophy of substance (or at all in my opinion). I would strongly recommend that the description be re-written to replace "from ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, to modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre" with "atheism and agnosticism." Without the misleading description, I would have given this more stars.
Four Stars
A good book for primary aged children to understand the different beliefs.
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