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"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
Book Description
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.
World's Religions w/CD : Worldviews and Contemporary Issues, A Prentice Hall Portfolio Edition (2nd Edition)
World's Religions w/CD: Worldviews and Contemporary Issues, A Prentice Hall Portfolio Edition (2nd Edition),William A. Young,Prentice Hall,0131830104,Comparative Religion,Cults,General,Religion,Religion (General),Religion - World Religions,Religions,Sects,Religion / General
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