Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 465 pages
- Published by: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Edition: Revised Edition December 31, 1996
- ISBN 10 Number: 1860641482
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1860641480
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 2.9 pounds
Product Description
KEY BENEFIT: Living Religions is a sympathetic approach to what is living and significant in the world’s major religious traditions and in various new movements that are arising. KEY TOPICS: This book provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths followed today. The emphasis throughout is on consciousness of believers and their own accounts of their religion and its relevance in contemporary life. MARKET: For professional theologians and others interested in the development of the major religions practiced today.
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Publisher Description
This exceptionally readable survey of the modern religious world explores the development, doctrines, and practices of today's major faiths -- both traditional faiths and new religious movements. Throughout, it emphasizes the personal consciousness of believers and their own account of themselves, their religion, and reality at large.
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Reader Reviews
This review is from: Living Religions (4th Edition) (Paperback)
This textbook not only looks at the history of different religions, but it also shows you the contemporary version/manifestation of each religion. As an instructor, I found this very easy for my students to understand and relate to. One of the strongest points of this text is the interviews with different contemporary people to explain religious belief. An example of this would be an interview with Ann-Ping Chin on Confucianism in today's society. This is much easier for students to relate to than using discussions of ancient religious leaders only. Each chapter has a list of suggested readings, which I found very useful in preparing discussions. The publisher also has a web-site with exercises and links for each chapter to assist students in studying the different religions. I would recommend this book.
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