Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Darbar Sahib 2. The Gurdwara and Sikh worship 3. The Sikh Gurus 4. God in Sikh Teachings 5. The Human Condition 6. The Goal of Liberation 7. How Liberation is Obtained 8. The Scriptures 9. Ethical Teachings 10. Sikh Family Life 11. Initiation 12. The Sikh Calendar, Gurpurbs and Melas 13. Sikh Attitudes to Other Religions 14. Who is a Sikh? 15. Sikhism and the Twenty-first Century Appendix: Passages of Importance to the Panth Bibliography Glossary Index

About the Author

Owen Cole has taught at all stages of education from junior school to university, his two main interests have been multi-faith Religious Education and Indian religions. He is one of only four non-Sikhs to have a PhD in Sikh studies from a British university.

Reviews

"Anyone - Sikh or non-Sikh, general reader, student or teacher - who is interested in learning more about the Sikh tradition is strongly recommended to read Understanding Sikhism." Interreligious Insight