Reading and All That Jazz 5th Edition by Rita McCarthy ,Peter Mather

Exercise 4

Why Study the Major Religions of the World
Because religions are so wide-ranging and influential, their study helps round out a person's education, as well as enrich one's experience of many other related subjects. There are additional pleasures and rewards of studying religions, such as insight into people. Understanding a person's religious background tells us more about that person's attitudes and values. Such understanding is valuable for successful human relations- in both public life and in private life. Studying various religions teaches tolerance. Because human beings are emotional creatures, their religions can sometimes allow inflamed feelings to overcome common decency. Examining the major religions of the world helps us develop objectivity and tolerance toward people of varying religious traditions. In a multicultural world, tolerance of differences is valuable, but enjoyment of differences is even better. Variety is a fact of nature, and the person who can enjoy variety-in religion and elsewhere-is a person who will never be tired of life.
(p. 20)
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