The award-winning classic – completely revised and expanded, now featuring a downloadable religion encyclopedia for the first time. Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism – Monika and Udo Tworuschka explain the fascinating world of religions to children and interested adults. This new edition offers everything that has already made the book a classic: detailed and child-friendly information about beliefs, founders of religions, sacred texts, and holy sites, as well as important festivals and customs of the world religions, beautifully presented in four-color design with the illustrations of Guido Wandrey.

Additionally, this new edition includes five double pages exploring the traces of individual religions that children can find in their everyday surroundings. It also addresses how religions can lead to conflicts and how to deal with them more clearly: it discusses topics such as anti-Semitism and everyday religious discrimination, showing that love between people can sometimes be contentious in a religious context. For the first time, it introduces individuals who are indifferent, critical, or even rejecting of their religious traditions. There is also a complete linguistic review and numerous smaller additions, such as special beliefs within religions like the Alevis in Islam or how to handle significant life events like marriage or death.

An indispensable book for anyone who wants to introduce children to the diversity of human culture and spirituality! The new edition enriches the experience with a downloadable religion encyclopedia. Features: fully illustrated in four colors, numerous color photos; includes an online encyclopedia for download.