Overview

An introduction to religion and worldviews through the explanation of keywords to inform and expand understanding. Find out about the beliefs and practices of the six main world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism, and also beliefs held by different worldviews, such as Humanism. Discover the meaning of key terms such as enlightenment, covenant and paradise. Provides a quick and accessible reference to places of worship, festivals, holy books, main prayers, and viewpoints. The Keywords series is written and designed to support children develop good reference skills through asking questions and clearly identifying key terms, so that the information needed is quickly found on a page. Facts are presented in easy-to-read bite-size explanations with visuals. Includes contents page, index and glossary for children to access the information and definitions, expand vocabulary and engage with the topic.

Full Product Details

Author:   Deborah Lock
Publisher:   SPCK Publishing
Imprint:   Lion Children's Books
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780745979687

ISBN 10:   0745979688
Pages:   48
Publication Date:   19 November 2021
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 8 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Children/juvenile ,  Children/juvenile ,  General ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS What are religions and worldviews?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 What is Judaism?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 What do Jews believe?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 How do Jews live?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 What is Christianity?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 What do Christians believe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 How do Christians live?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 What is Islam?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 What do Muslims believe?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 How do Muslims live?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 What is Hinduism?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 How do Hindus worship? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 How do Hindus live?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 What is Buddhism? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 What do Buddhists believe?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 How do Buddhists live?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 What is Sikhism?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 What do Sikhs believe?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 How do Sikhs live? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 What are other worldviews?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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"""Attractive RE non-fiction resources ideal for any school or class library. Teachers and children alike will love to delve into the beautiful content and there is certainly so much information included."" -- Saima Saleh (Teacher and NATRE Exec and Local Groups officer)"

Author Information

Deborah Lock has been writing and editing children'snon-fiction, fiction and educational titles for more than 20 years. Sheis dedicated to developing products that engage and inspire children, instil a love of reading and lifelong learning, and share the Christian faith. She is a licensed lay minister at her local parish church, leadingworship and actively involved with children and youth work, and enjoyssinging, drama and dance (which comes in very useful when co-ordinatingthe children-led Nativity service each year).

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