Introduction to World Religions

2013-11-01
Introduction to World Religions

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  • Author: Christopher Partridge
  • Publisher: Fortress Press
  • ISBN: 080069970X
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 538

A leading textbook for world religion, this new edition is designed to help students in their study and research of the world's religious traditions. Known and valued for its balanced approach and its respected board of consulting editors, this text addresses ways to study religion, provides broad coverage of diverse religions, and offers an arresting layout with rich illustrations. The second edition has new and extended primary source readings, a stronger section on the Religions of South Asia, additional maps, a new full-color, student-friendly format, and more.

Understanding World Religions

1994
Understanding World Religions

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  • Author: George W. Braswell
  • Publisher: B&H Books
  • ISBN: 9780805410686
  • Category : Religions
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Understanding other religions is no longer an academic, ivory tower exercise. In this timely and important book, Dr, Braswell provides an introduction to the major world religions, as well as many of the minor ones.

Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

2004
Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality

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  • Author: Bob Larson
  • Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9780842364171
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 596

In this indispensable reference tool for parents, students, and pastors alike, Larson analyzes dozens of world religions and spiritual movements from Islam to UFOs, New Age movements to witchcraft. This volume helps address tough questions from a biblical perspective.

A History of the World's Religions

2016-09-17
A History of the World's Religions

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  • Author: David S. Noss
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 131550751X
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 1341

A History of the World's Religions bridges the interval between the founding of religions and their present state, and gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from the original source materials. Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world, A History of the World's Religions is widely regarded as the hallmark of scholarship, fairness, and accuracy in its field. It is also the most thorough yet manageable history of world religion available in a single volume, treating many subjects largely neglected in other texts.

World Religions

2003
World Religions

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  • Author: John Bowker
  • Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
  • ISBN: 9780789496768
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

The Evolution of Major Faiths World Religions looks at the beliefs and practices of many different religions, from the ancient Egyptians to Zoroastrianism -- the oldest "living" religion -- and the great faiths practiced today. Each of the major faiths -- Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Islam -- is examined in detail through its sacred texts, epic imagery, key beliefs, and religious artifacts. The distinctive identities of different faiths are explored in World Religions by studying the main principles and thinking of each religion. The book's superb reproduction allows the symbolism and meaning in religious imagery and iconography to be revealed in great detail. Accessible and far-reaching, World Religions will engage the whole family as much as the serious student. Book jacket.

World Religions in America

2003-01-01
World Religions in America

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  • Author: Jacob Neusner
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
  • ISBN: 9780664224752
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 364

In this the third edition of Jacob Neusner's basic, accessible, and proven guide to the world's religions as they are practiced in America, new chapters explore the Church of Scientology, Nature Religions, and the Baha'i faith. In addition, the chapter on Islam in America has been expanded. Each chapter includes study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further reading.

The World's Religions

2009-05-07
The World's Religions

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  • Author: Peter B. Clarke
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISBN: 1135211000
  • Category : Reference
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 806

This comprehensive volume focuses on the world's religions and the changes they have undergone as they become more global and diverse in form. It explores the religions of the world not only in the regions with which they have been historically associated, but also looks at the new cultural and religious contexts in which they are developing. It considers the role of migration in the spread of religions by examining the issues raised for modern societies by the increasing interaction of different religions. The volume also addresses such central questions as the dynamics of religious innovation which is evidenced in the rise and impact of new religious and new spirituality movements in every continent.

The World's Religions

2010-10-01
The World's Religions

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  • Author: Arvind Sharma
  • Publisher: Fortress Press
  • ISBN: 0800697464
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 394

This wide-ranging reader combines some of the best and most valuable contemporary perspectives from leading and significant writers, teachers, and thinkers who together address critical challenges and opportunities for the world's religions in a post 9/11 world. Edited by Arvind Sharma and organized by topic, the essays in this reader consider broad questions such as, What influence does religion have on contemporary life? The thematic arrangement of topics includes diverse religious perspectives on: war, terror, peace, human rights, pluralism, diversity, gender, spirituality, the interreligious dialogue, international diplomacy and globalization.

The World's Religions

1998-06-28
The World's Religions

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  • Author: Ninian Smart
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9780521631396
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 298

The World's Religions offers a fascinating insight into a wide range of faiths, their history and their followers. In the richly illustrated new edition of this popular book, religions are described through their symbols, rituals, followers, architecture and art. References, statistics, maps and pictures have been updated and added. The text has been thoroughly revised to highlight recent developments, such as the spread of Islam, African-American and Hispanic-American religious experience, and women priests.

World Religions in America, Fourth Edition

2009-10-07
World Religions in America, Fourth Edition

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  • Author: Jacob Neusner
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
  • ISBN: 1611640474
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 462

The fourth edition of World Religions in America continues its lauded tradition of providing students with reliable and nuanced information about America's religious diversity, while also reflecting new developments and ideas. Each chapter was updated to reflect important changes and events, and current statistics and information. New features include a timeline of key events and people for each tradition, sidebars on major movements or controversies, personal stories from members of various faiths, a theme-based organization of subjects, more subheads, three new chapters exploring America's increasing religious diversity, and suggestions for further study.