1. Louis Finkelstein gives a list of basic beliefs held by Jews. Corliss Lamont (at the end of the chapter) gives a list of basic beliefs held by humanists. Discuss those points where the two authors agree and disagree. Issues to consider are: the supernatural, democracy, social justice and equal opportunity, and respect for others.
2. Imagine Donald E. Miller and Bob George at a dinner table. How would they talk about politics, the Bible, salvation, the nature of God, and miracles? In what areas would they find agreement? In what areas would they disagree?
3. Imagine a chart with three columns. At the top of the three columns you list Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Running down the side of the chart are a list of categories which you develop yourself (such as: salvation, spiritual reality, sin and guilt, wisdom for living, the ultimate reality behind the world, and...