Systematic Teachings of Religious Traditions: A Study on World Major Religions

This resource book speaks of all the major religions of the world. It deals with theological, philosophical, and religious traditions of the world religions. The central idea deals with beliefs, practices and fundamental values of each religion. It also highlights the need of different theological and philosophical concepts for interfaith or interreligious dialogues, to have a peaceful co-existence. The author affirms that irrespective of vital philosophical variations every religion has the same potential to create good human beings.

M. K. Koshilning Maring (ThM, PhD in Religion & Philosophy) hails from Maring Naga tribe of Manipur. Currently he is serving as Academic Dean cum Professor in Religion & Philosophy at Chil Chil Global University. He has served as Professor (cum Academic Dean) at Agape College and International Theological College & Seminary, Dimapur, Nagaland. He is the author of Tribal Religion and Oikonomia Bible Quiz. He and his wife, S. Anania Aimol live at CHAMS campus, Kanglatongbi, Manipur.

We can call the whole world as the world of religion. In one way or another every human being is having a direct or indirect connection with any kind of religion or religious movements or faith.
The religiosity of human beings is an inborn character. Whether, some people claim they don't believe in any God or religion, then also in the inner man we can see the glimpses of faith. As the world is fastly growing, the people are engaged and busy with jobs, business, education, research etc. So they are not giving much more importance for beliefs and religious practices.
Communism, evolution theory etc., are forcing and urging the humans to get rid of the thinking and concept of God the creator. What is the goodness of theism? What is the role of God in human life and technological developments? Who can tell the reality of life after death, heaven and hell? Such kinds of hundreds of questions and doubts are produced by certain people day by day to inject the atheistic concept in the minds of the people.
On the other side, religious fanaticism and terrorism are playing a vital role to make problem in the human society. Human society is compartmentalized by certain things, such as religion, caste, tribe and language. Communal problems, religious intolerances and language problems are trying to demolish the foundation of human society.
Religious spirit makes the people mad and these addicted people try to inhibit the normal right of other religious people for living according to their culture, create association, and gather for worship. The constitution of several countries is giving right and freedom for the citizens to believe any kind of faith and practice religious ceremonies without hindering the public and health of the country.

The world is filled with copious religions as well as cults and occults. If God does exist, why have different ideas and concepts of Him? For that everyone is essential to study and understand thoroughly the religions of the world. A study on survey of world religions will help to understanding the various different faiths or spiritual understanding. This book will solve your eagerness and pursue to know the religions. All religions claim to be the truth based on their own positive way of thinking and reasoning. The character of a religion seems to be both inclusiveness and exclusiveness. For instance, some religions believe in existence of God but have different beliefs such as monotheism, polytheism, henotheism, pantheism, agnosticism, etc. Among the group some say God is many but only one in nature and character. Some say God is not only one but more in nature and character. Besides theism other religions are atheism. Then, the meaning and definition of religion cannot be confined within the theism alone but in atheism as well. Believing in the existence of God alone is not religion. By nature theists (who believe in religion extremely) face difficulty without religion because religion is their heart and opium to way of life. In order to push up their faith, they create more names of religion along with their theology and philosophical theories and practices.
The world is fighting for political to control on one another. The religious politics is another dangerous involvement which creates confusion in the matter of faith and perceives that the end of the world would be a religious war. Religion became the innermost feeling and unavoidable obligation of various faith groups except Christianity which doesn't believe in religion other than Sola fides, Sola Christo, Sola scriptura, and Sola gracia.