Chambers Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions (2nd edition)

Forecasts of a few decades ago were that science would triumph over speculation, yet faiths and religion seem more prominent and more discussed that ever. Hence this second edition of the Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions, first published in 1992. New for this edition are 62 “panels” or boxed text spread throughout the A‐Z sequence of dictionary entries. These give more detailed treatments to areas of current interest and controversy than in the standard paragraph‐length dictionary entries. There is a prefatory list of these panels which are divided into four groups:

In these panels it is shown how such...