Includes bibliographical references

First Part -- 12 Essential Questions -- Who is God? -- What is the Divine? -- What is Faith? What is a Prophet? -- Should the "holy" Texts Be Seen as an Act of Transcendental Will or as the Word of Superior Beings? -- Is Religion Necessary? -- Can One Be Religious Without Having Faith? -- Why Does God Allow Evil? -- Is Religion Dangerous? -- What is the Definition of Man? -- Is Man Bound to the Earth? -- What is the Beyond? -- What Happens After Death?

Second Part -- Symbols -- Symbols of Judaism -- The Calendar ; The Tallith ; The Tzizith ; The Tefillin ; The Mezuzah ; The Synagogue ; The Sefer Torah ; The Sabbath ; The Shofar ; Rosh Hashanah ; Yom Kippur ; Sukkoth ; The Lulav ; Hanukkah ; Tu Bi-Shevat ; The Megillah ; Pesach ; Lag Ba-Omer ; The Kaddish ; Shavuot ; The Dietary Laws ; The Mikvah ; The Chuppah ; The Ketubbah ; The Bris Milah ; The Bar Mitzvah ; The Clothing Customs ; The Kippah ; The Temple ; The Magen David -- Symbols of Catholicism -- The Trinity ; Jesus Christ ; The Cross ; The Virgin Mary ; The Church ; The Angels ; The Saints ; Baptism ; Confirmation ; Mass ; Holy Orders ; Matrimony ; Penance ; Anointing of the Sick ; Song and Music ; Gestures and Postures ; Sacred Vestments ; Pontifical Insignia ; Scripture ; The Altar ; Bread and Wine ; The Tabernacle ; Candles ; Incense ; Water ; Holy Oils ; The Rosary ; The Liturgical Calendar -- Symbols of Tibetan Buddhism -- The Wheel of Time ; The Wheel of Life ; The Wheel of the Law ; Red Hats and Yellow Hats ; The Stupa ; The Prayer Wheel ; Sacred Mantra ; The Rosary ; The Altar ; Musical Instruments ; The Sacred Scarf ; Thunderbolt Scepter and Bell ; Ritual Bowl and Dagger ; The Auspicious Symbols ; Offerings ; The Scripture and the Texts ; Mudras ; The Great Prayer ; The Masters of Knowledge ; Master and Disciple ; The Protector of Tibet ; Tara Drolma ; The Great Protectors ; The Fire Ritual ; Monks and Laity ; The Meditator ; Pilgrimage ; The Passage of Death ; The Dalai-Lama ; The Lotus -- Symbols of Islam -- Allah ; Muhammad ; The Koran ; The Profession of Faith ; Prayer ; Almsgiving ; The Fast ; The Pilgrimage ; Mecca ; The Kaaba ; The Qibla ; The Mosque ; The Mihrab ; Friday ; Imam and Muezzin ; The Madrassa ; Holy Days and Rituals ; Postures and Behavior ; Prayer Beads ; Clothing ; Water ; Colors

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