acknowledgements

Religions

This material has been developed to assist teachers and pupils. Six of the main world religions other than Christianity are represented within this section. These are:

Bahá'í
Buddhism;
Hinduism;
Islam;
Judaism;
Sikhism.

The following dating system has been used:

BCE - Before the Cmmon era;
CE - Common Era.

It is also important for teachers to be aware that within each World Religion there is a diversity of belief and practice that cannot be discussed fully in the introductions provided here. A number of website resources have been provided to give further information.

The resources collated include web-sites, text books and CD roms that give information on a number of world religions. A short commentary is given on all of the resources with information on their usefulness for teachers and pupils.