RELIGIOUS BOOKS ON CD

Religious books on CD are the depiction of how technology has a widespread mass appeal in this day and age. Religions since the middle ages are not only limited to few beliefs and practices, many religious texts were written down for the spread of a certain religion or to preserve its practices and tradition. In the 20 th century the religious books on CDs have gone a step further and incorporated the marvels of science for its own promote.

The prominent religions of the world are Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism. All these religions have sacred texts of their own like the Bible, Koran, Gita and Tipitaka.

Both New and the Old Testament are available on CD. The various versions and languages in which the CDs on bible are available are:

•  King James version Alexander Scourby

•  King James Version Stephen Johnston

•  New America Standard

•  Spanish Bible

•  Child's Bible

Bhagavad Gita and Koran are also available on CD even a MP3 version is available. Some of the CDs of Gita and Koran are:

•  CD by A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada which has 10 Audio CDs of which 7 containing Sanskrit chants, 2 for English translation and 1 contains introductory lecture ( $39.95)

•  Multimedia Srimad Bhagavatam CD (35 hour audio visual presentation)

•  The Koran CD (in English)

•  The Holy Quran Malayalam- English Translation Version by Huda info Solutions

Now in the age of communication and technology religion is not limited to a certain part of a world or a particular section of people it has spread its wings and crossed many borders. The innovations like CDs and MP3 had added to the growth and expansion of the religions.