Religions Today

Author : Roger Whiting
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780748705863
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religions for Today written by Roger Whiting and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 1991 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously published as Religions of Man and dealing with eight major religions, this third edition includes updated facts and an expansion of some topics. The author aims to meet the needs of GCSE syllabuses and SCE, and also to to present the internal faith of religious adherents as they travel on the road of life.

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195102536
Total Pages : 562 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Religions Today written by John L. Esposito and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twenty-first century is witnessing a resurgence and globalization of religion. Around the world, religion has become an increasingly more important and pervasive force in personal and public life, and faith and politics now play a powerful role in international affairs. Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today explores major religious traditions--Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and East Asian religions--as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. Moving beyond the almost exclusively historical perspective of many books in the field, this text takes a fresh approach, using solid historical coverage of the various religious traditions as a framework to help students understand how faiths have evolved to the present day. It connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices but also shows how these religions have responded to and been transformed by the modern world. To help students grasp what might be "new" about the emerging era of religious life in the 21st century, the authors open each discussion with a contemporary scenario of religious experience that illustrates the tensions between pre-modern views and modernity. World Religions Today includes a general introduction that provides essential background information for students and features many pedagogical aids including timelines, maps, numerous illustrations, questions for discussion, and a glossary of key terms. Ideal for undergraduate courses in world religions and comparative religion, World Religions Today emphasizes the interconnectedness of faith, culture, politics, and society, providing a peerless examination of the diverse ways in which contemporary human beings are religious.

Author : Mary Pat Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317761480
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religions Today written by Mary Pat Fisher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religions Today provides a sympathetic account of what living religions really are. Fisher traces the historical development and practices of major religious movements and explores how these evolve into contemporary belief and teaching. She considers major faiths as well as indigenous religions and new religious movements, focusing on how living religions affect contemporary society. Case studies and interviews with living people ensure that this concise guide is both readable and stimulating.

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190642419
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religions of the West Today written by John L. Esposito and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for courses in Western religions, Religions of the West Today, Fourth Edition will cover the same material as the Western chapters of the authors' longer textbook, World Religions Today, Sixth Edition. Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, it explores major Westernreligious traditions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam - as well as indigenous religions, and new religions as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies.This unique volume accomplishes two goals: it connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices and focuses on how these religions have both radically changed the modern world and been changed by it. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition features streamlined content for greateraccessibility; updated material on recent world events; and updated timelines.

Author : James K. Walker
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736920110
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality written by James K. Walker and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biblical, evangelical, and orthodox, The Concise Guide to Today's Religions and Spirituality supplies readers with a comprehensive, A-to-Z information source. Supported by the trustworthy research of Watchman Fellowship and its president, James Walker, its thousands of entries give the basics needed to evaluate spiritual belief systems, movements, and phenomena—Christian, quasi-Christian, and non-Christian—and the people connected with them. Definitions, descriptions, and cross references pack the maximum useful information into concise form, as in these examples: Adler, Margo: A witch affiliated with the Covenant of the Goddess, the second-largest coven in the United States. Adler wrote the highly influential book Drawing Down the Moon. See GODDESS, WICCA. Bioenergy: NEW AGE practice of healing, in which life-energy is balanced by opening blocked meridians. See HOLISTIC HEALING. A great resource for individuals—parents, church leaders, counselors, friends who want to give sound advice—as well as for study groups and church libraries.

Author : Josh McDowell
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 9780785212195
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Today's Religions written by Josh McDowell and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1996-02-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an overview of the occult and describes the beliefs of numerous religions, explaining how they oppose Christianity.

Author : Brennan Hill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781585959136
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Religions and Contemporary Issues written by Brennan Hill and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To live in a global society and make sense of world events requires more than a cursory understanding of world religions and the roles they play. This fascinating, in-depth, academic study of the five major religions focuses on each group's response to some of the most critical social issues of our time: ecology, peace, and women's rights. The author also highlights individual religious "heroes" and provides links to numerous digital sources for further research, making this a particularly timely and personalized approach to the study of world religions and their far-reaching impact at every level of society. Book jacket.

Author : Karen Pechilis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415448514
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Asian Religions written by Karen Pechilis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This valuable resource explores the important role which the minority traditions play in the religious life of the subcontinent.

Author : John T. Catoir
Publisher : Guildhall Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780940518049
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Religions written by John T. Catoir and published by Guildhall Pub Limited. This book was released on 1985 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Headlines in our daily papers report news about unknown people in far away places. As often as not, the headlines are negative: "Sikhs Threaten Uprising," "Fundamentalist Muslims in Protest," "Orthodox Jews Clash with Israeli Government." These headlines no more represent the religious realities of the peoples of those lands than headlines about strife in Northern Ireland represent the religious realities of Catholics and Protestants. Still, the headlines do stimulate questions: Who are these people? What are they like? What do they believe? If we are to understand the world in which we live and come to a deeper appreciation and love of others, an awareness of their religious world-view is indispensable. This volume provides a brief summary of the beliefs of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Shintoism, Taoism and other major world religions in the hope that, by shedding light on them, greater tolerance of their adherents will ensue. Book jacket.

Author : John L. Esposito
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190642426
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Religions of Asia Today written by John L. Esposito and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2017 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for courses in Asian or Eastern religions, Religions of Asia Today, Fourth Edition, covers the same material contained in the authors' longer textbook, World Religions Today, Sixth Edition, while also featuring a unique chapter on Islam in Asia. Revealing the significance of religion incontemporary life, it explores Hinduism, Buddhism, South Asian religions, East Asian religions, indigenous religions, and new religions as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. This unique volume accomplishes two goals: it connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices and focuses on how these religions have both radically changed the modern world and been changed by it. Thoroughly revised, the fourth edition features streamlined content for greateraccessibility; updated material on recent world events; and updated timelines.