Project Gutenberg 2009-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 173 Hayward, John 1781 1869 The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America, to Which are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches "The Book of Religions" by John Hayward is a comprehensive religious reference work written in the mid-19th century. This book explores the diverse views, creeds, and sentiments of various religious denominations across the globe, with particular emphasis on Christian sects in Europe and America. It serves as both a manual and a comparative analysis that aims to provide readers with a clear understanding of different faiths and practices. At the start of the book, the author lays out the purpose of the text, which is to present an impartial and concise overview of the major religious sects and their beliefs, facilitating a comparison among them and with the scriptures. The opening includes acknowledgments of contributions from various religious leaders and outlines the structure of the content to follow. The introductory sections highlight the author's intent to set forth the historical and contemporary significance of beliefs ranging from Lutheranism to Arianism, and beyond, ultimately aiming to enrich the reader's understanding of religious diversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Religions Sects Christian biography BR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1426257 1426266 2024-09-13T04:53:20.885794 2023-09-13T09:51:12.602436 text/html text/html 1428232 2009-10-24T11:03:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 373642 2009-10-24T11:03:33 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 438172 2024-09-13T04:53:42.523635 application/epub+zip 460239 2024-09-13T04:53:24.085743 application/epub+zip 2573456 2009-10-24T11:05:08 application/pdf 755864 2009-10-24T11:05:08 application/pdf application/zip 460237 2024-09-13T04:53:22.288749 application/epub+zip 896304 2024-09-13T04:53:56.462589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733023 2024-09-13T04:53:40.959634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69110 2022-09-14T05:43:16.230540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 909447 2024-09-13T04:53:17.401807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 914302 2020-06-16T05:24:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 332626 2020-06-16T05:24:49 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 911294 2009-10-24T11:05:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 331944 2009-10-24T11:05:09 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 911322 2009-10-24T11:05:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331850 2009-10-24T11:05:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 25516 2024-09-13T04:53:56.637553 application/rdf+xml 996549 2009-10-24T11:05:09 application/prs.tei 338579 2009-10-24T11:05:10 application/prs.tei application/zip 12191 2024-09-13T04:53:22.775804 image/jpeg 3417 2024-09-13T04:53:22.532743 image/jpeg 417041 2024-09-13T04:53:20.969746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog