Religions and Beliefs

Pupil book

Religions and Beliefs is a new series for Key Stage 3 RE comprising six pupil books, one teacher support file and one CD-ROM.
The series takes a 'by-religions' approach providing full coverage of the 6 main world religions. There is one book per religion. The authors are experienced educators from the faith background of the book they are writing.

Additional Information:

Matches the National Framework
Thinking skills activities suitable for children of all levels
Each pupil book follows the same three-part structure
Assessment activities at the end of each section

When did Hinduism begin?

What is Hinduism?

Hinduism is the oldest of the main world religions. In fact, it is so old that nobody really knows exactly when or how it began, though most historians agree that it is at least 4,000 years old.

The word ‘Hindi’ actually refers to a geographical area of India where many people believe the religion known as Hinduism began. In this book, ‘Hinduism’ and Hindu’ are used to describe the religion and its followers. Some Hindus prefer to call their religion Sanatan Dharma which means the Eternal Law or eternal truth. It is very difficult, even impossible, to define Hinduism as it is a living tradition that is continuously evolving and absorbing many different beliefs and influences as time goes by.