Mankind’s Search for God – World Religion Book Review

This 384-page book presents a detailed review of the world’s major religions, exploring the various forms of worship, cultural backgrounds, lands, and peoples. It reviews the seemingly instinctive and universal need to worship, which seems to be present in all cultures, as well as the various ways throughout history in which that need has manifested itself.

Primitive religions such as animism are considered, as well as the history of the modern practice of Hinduism, including yoga, as well as the development of Hinduism into Buddhism. Other Eastern religions such as Taoism and Confucianism are also considered. A small section also describes the Sikh religion. The various forms of Judaism are discussed, with a history stretching back a few thousand years to the first Jew, Abraham, as well as the other two major monotheistic religions, Islam and Christianity. The Christian section considers both the background and the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, as well as the early and developed practice of Christianity, the Middle Ages, and the development of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the Reformation, Protestantism, and modern Christianity. .

There is a chapter that considers the historical development of Jehovah’s Witnesses and a section on modern disbelief that touches on both Darwinism and the cult of the state in socialist countries. The book is factual, non-judgmental, accurate, and is a comprehensive reference equivalent to an advanced college course in world religion. The only thing missing from Mankind’s Search for God is information about some of the smaller Christian religions in modern times, namely Latter-day Saints and Seventh-day Adventists, as well as more details about the current state of the 21st century evangelicals. Other than that, it can be considered a comprehensive and authoritative guide to world religion. (The author of this article passed a 3-credit college exam on world religion, just from knowledge derived on the subject of this book.)

It is important to get a feel for world culture, in the melting pot of today’s society that exists in most developed countries. Gaining an understanding of world religion gives one a basis for examining one’s own belief system, in a larger context. This is also very valuable. The other benefit of reading Mankind’s Search for God is that it helps to document the ongoing, historical, almost instinctual need that humans have for worship, which seems to be a universal part of almost every culture, and despite the fact that many have turned to science, almost like another religion, or others that have worshiped the state, in certain countries that have or almost have deified their leaders, the majority of humanity continues to cling to both a belief system and some form of worship . This is an important cultural phenomenon and a reflection of the essence of one of man’s greatest needs, the desire to seek a higher purpose in life, the “great cause” of this amazing universe, and how we fit into that great purpose. .

More information about Jehovah’s Witnesses can be found on the PR site of the Jehovah’s Witnesses website.