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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Prentice Hall PTR
ISBN-10
0131830104
ISBN-13
9780131830103
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30470306
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Publication Name
World's Religions : Worldviews and Contemporary Issues
Language
English
Subject
Comparative Religion, General, Cults
Publication Year
2004
Features
Revised
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
22.6 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-007542
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"The entire focus on contemporary issues is unique, as far as I have found. In addition, Young has the best chapter on Indigenous Religions I have found. And his first chapters on definitions of religion are quite excellent and much easier for students to follow than in many similar textbooks .... This book is far preferred by students." — Pamela Jean Owens,University of Nebraska, Omaha"The author has the student in mind ....Students with little background can comprehend it and find it interesting ....This is the only text I use, and it covers everything well for me." — Mark Putnam,University of Northwestern Iowa, "The entire focus on contemporary issues is unique, as far as I have found. In addition, Young has the best chapter on Indigenous Religions I have found. And his first chapters on definitions of religion are quite excellent and much easier for students to follow than in many similar textbooks .... This book is far preferred by students." — Pamela Jean Owens,University of Nebraska, Omaha "The author has the student in mind ....Students with little background can comprehend it and find it interesting ....This is the only text I use, and it covers everything well for me." — Mark Putnam,University of Northwestern Iowa, "The entire focus on contemporary issues is unique, as far as I have found. In addition, Young has the best chapter on Indigenous Religions I have found. And his first chapters on definitions of religion are quite excellent and much easier for students to follow than in many similar textbooks .... This book is far preferred by students." -- Pamela Jean Owens, "University of Nebraska, Omaha" "The author has the student in mind ....Students with little background can comprehend it and find it interesting ....This is the only text I use, and it covers everything well for me." -- Mark Putnam, "University of Northwestern Iowa", "The entire focus on contemporary issues is unique, as far as I have found. In addition, Young has the best chapter on Indigenous Religions I have found. And his first chapters on definitions of religion are quite excellent and much easier for students to follow than in many similar textbooks .... This book is far preferred by students." Pamela Jean Owens, University of Nebraska, Omaha "The author has the student in mind ....Students with little background can comprehend it and find it interesting ....This is the only text I use, and it covers everything well for me." Mark Putnam, University of Northwestern Iowa
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
291
Table Of Content
( NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Chapter Summary, Questions for Discussion and Reflection, and Sources and Suggestions for Further Study sections. ) I. INTRODUCTION. 1. An Introduction to Religion and the Study of Religion. II. THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS BASIC HISTORIES AND WORLD VIEWS. 2. Indigenous Religions Quest for Harmony. 3. Hinduism Many Paths to the Summit. 4. Theravada Buddhism The Middle Way. 5. Jainism The Way of Non Injury. 6. Daoism The Way of Nature. 7. Confucianism The Way of Virtue. 8. Mahayana Buddhism The Great Vehicle. 9. Shinto The Way of the Kami. 10. Judaism The Way of Torah. 11. Christianity The Way of Jesus Christ. 12. Islam The Way of Submission to Allah. 13. Sikhism The Way of the Guru. 14. The New Religious Movements Renewal and Innovation. III. THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS AND CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL ISSUES. 15. The Ecological and Economic Crises Humans and Resources. 16. War and Capital Punishment Society and Violence. 17. Abortion and Euthanasia Life and Death. 18. Gender and Sexual Orientation Roles and Identity. VI. CONCLUSION. 19. The Future of the World's Religions. Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
For courses in World Religions or Comparative Religions. This introduction to the world's religions provides an orientation to the study of religion, surveys the history of the major world religions, and discusses the ways these religions respond to contemporary ethical issues. It also presents a sampling of new religious movements and looks to the possible ways the world's religions may interact in the 21st century. Its distinctive "framework for understanding" religious worldviews allows students to compare and contrast the teachings objectively., This descriptive introduction to the world's religions provides an orientation to the study of religion, surveys the history of each of the major world religions, discusses the ways these religions respond to contemporary ethical issues, and reflects the future of religions in the 21st century. By providing worldviews of: indigenous religions (with case studies from Africa and North America), the religions of South and Southeast Asia (Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism, Jainism), religions of East Asia (Daoism, Confucianism, Mahayana Buddhism [Pure Land, Zen, Tibetan], Shinto), religions of the Middle East and beyond (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism); and representative new religious movements (The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness), "The World's Religions" presents a sympathetic perspective for each. Attention to religious responses to contemporary ethical issues (the ecological crisis, global economics, war, capital punishment, abortion, euthanasia, gender, and sexual orientation) places the religions in a twenty-first century context. Because it attempts to describe how religions answer basic human questions, this authoritative, lively, and informative book is an excellent introduction to the study of religions for any interested reader.
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