30–Second Religion: The 50 Most Thought–Provoking Religious Beliefs, each explained in Half a Minute

'30-Second Religion' decants and demystifies the key beliefs, deities, origins, and iconography of the world's major religions, denominations, and less widespread sects and cults. Whether you wish to understand the key differences between Catholicism and Protestantism, to glimpse the many gods of Hinduism, or to digest a potted Buddhist philosophy, this book is the quickest way to walk the paths and recognize the key signposts of the world's diverse and fascinating faiths.

Russell Re Manning is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Ethics at Bath Spa University. Recent publications include The Cambridge Companion to Paul Tillich(Cambridge University Press, 2009), The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology (Oxford University Press, 2013), and Science and Religion in the Twenty-First Century (SCM Press, 2013). He has previously published 30-Second Bible (2013) with Ivy.