World Religions in Seven Sentences

Understanding the beliefs and practices of other faiths is essential not just to the task of interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one's own faith.
In this brief volume in IVP Academic's Introductions in Seven Sentences, philosopher Douglas Groothuis creatively uses a single sentence representing each of several world religions as a way to open readers to their depth and complexity, including:

- Atheism: "God Is Dead."
- Judaism: "I Am Who I Am."
- Hinduism: "You Are That."
- Buddhism: "Life Is Suffering."
- Daoism: "The Dao That Can Be Spoken Is Not the Eternal Dao."
- Christianity: "Before Abraham Was, I Am."
- Islam: "There Is One God, and Mohammad Is His Prophet."
With a sympathetic but not uncritical approach, Groothuis welcomes readers to a vital and global conversation.
The accessible primers in the Introductions in Seven Sentences collection act as brief introductions to an academicfield, with simple organization: seven key sentences that give readers a birds-eye view of an entire discipline.

Douglas Groothuis (PhD, University of Oregon) is Distinguished University Research Professor of Apologetics and Christian Worldview at Cornerstone University and Cornerstone Theological Seminary. He is the author of over twenty books, including Christian Apologetics, Encountering the Philosophy of Jesus, What if Jesus is Right? (with Lindsey Medenwaldt), Fire in the Streets, Philosophy in Seven Sentences, Truth Decay, and Walking Through Twilight.