Approaching The World S Religions Volume 2

Author : Robert Boyd
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498295956

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Approaching the World's Religions, Volume 2 by Robert Boyd Pdf

Evangelical theology strives to be evangelical, conservative, and contemporary. In a world in which everyone is "Christian," evangelical theology provides a balanced position between fundamentalism and liberalism. While theological debates within the family will occur, to be evangelical is a breath of fresh air for many. However, we do not live in such a world. We do find ourselves living in a secular, global society. It is secular because no religious organization dictates how we live our lives. It is global for at least two reasons. First, our technology brings us immediately in contact with those faraway places. Second, and of more importance, we can simply step outside our front doors and encounter our neighborhoods that reflect a global pluralism. This raises the question, how shall we then live? The intent of An Evangelical Theology of Religions is to suggest a direction for evangelicals to think about the secular, global society in which they live in a way that is not only conservative but also evangelical and contemporary. The final essay strives to address the evangelical aspect of our tradition that places an emphasis on the Great Commission and the law of love.

Author : Robert Boyd
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498295963

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Approaching the World’s Religions, Volume 2 by Robert Boyd Pdf

Evangelical theology strives to be evangelical, conservative, and contemporary. In a world in which everyone is "Christian," evangelical theology provides a balanced position between fundamentalism and liberalism. While theological debates within the family will occur, to be evangelical is a breath of fresh air for many. However, we do not live in such a world. We do find ourselves living in a secular, global society. It is secular because no religious organization dictates how we live our lives. It is global for at least two reasons. First, our technology brings us immediately in contact with those faraway places. Second, and of more importance, we can simply step outside our front doors and encounter our neighborhoods that reflect a global pluralism. This raises the question, how shall we then live? The intent of An Evangelical Theology of Religions is to suggest a direction for evangelicals to think about the secular, global society in which they live in a way that is not only conservative but also evangelical and contemporary. The final essay strives to address the evangelical aspect of our tradition that places an emphasis on the Great Commission and the law of love.

Author : Irving Hexham
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310314486

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Understanding World Religions by Irving Hexham Pdf

Globalization and high-speed communication put twenty-first century people in contact with adherents to a wide variety of world religions, but usually, valuable knowledge of these other traditions is limited at best. On the one hand, religious stereotypes abound, hampering a serious exploration of unfamiliar philosophies and practices. On the other hand, the popular idea that all religions lead to the same God or the same moral life fails to account for the distinctive origins and radically different teachings found across the world’s many religions. Understanding World Religions presents religion as a complex and intriguing matrix of history, philosophy, culture, beliefs, and practices. Hexham believes that a certain degree of objectivity and critique is inherent in the study of religion, and he guides readers in responsible ways of carrying this out. Of particular importance is Hexham’s decision to explore African religions, which have frequently been absent from major religion texts. He surveys these in addition to varieties of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Author : Robert Boyd
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498295925

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Approaching the World's Religions, Volume 1 by Robert Boyd Pdf

Philosophically Thinking about World Religions is different from other works in the discipline today. It deviates from the typical approaches used for the study of world religions. Its goal is to engage readers in thinking hard about world religions, not about the data surrounding those traditions. By focusing on philosophical questions, each reader should be challenged to do their own investigations that may reveal the heart of these traditions. Another stance that this project takes that distinguishes it from other texts in the discipline is that it advocates an inclusivist perspective regarding the world religions. Pluralism, which is the predominate assumption today, ends either in contradiction or in the development of a metatheory that dismisses crucial distinctions between the various traditions or eliminates some ancient religions because they do not fit the metatheory. By taking an open inclusivist approach, all religious traditions may engage at the table of dialogue. The final essay is about justice and social affairs. While that discussion is couched within the context of a particular tradition, each religious tradition must have the discussion. But it must be more than an intrareligious dialogue; it must become an interreligious dialogue.

Author : Thomas A. Robinson,Hillary P. Rodrigues
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441219725

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World Religions by Thomas A. Robinson,Hillary P. Rodrigues Pdf

This masterful survey of world religions presents a clear and concise portrait of the history, beliefs, and practices of Eastern and Western religions. The new edition contains added material and has been revised throughout. The authors, both respected scholars of world religions, have over fifty years of combined teaching experience. Their book is accessibly written for introductory classes, can be easily adapted for one- or two-semester courses, and presents a neutral approach for broad classroom use. Pedagogical aids include further reading suggestions, photographs, sidebars, and pronunciation guides. An 800-question bank of multiple-choice test questions is available to professors through Baker Academic's Textbook eSources.

Author : Robert Boyd
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498295932

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Approaching the World’s Religions, Volume 1 by Robert Boyd Pdf

Philosophically Thinking about World Religions is different from other works in the discipline today. It deviates from the typical approaches used for the study of world religions. Its goal is to engage readers in thinking hard about world religions, not about the data surrounding those traditions. By focusing on philosophical questions, each reader should be challenged to do their own investigations that may reveal the heart of these traditions. Another stance that this project takes that distinguishes it from other texts in the discipline is that it advocates an inclusivist perspective regarding the world religions. Pluralism, which is the predominate assumption today, ends either in contradiction or in the development of a metatheory that dismisses crucial distinctions between the various traditions or eliminates some ancient religions because they do not fit the metatheory. By taking an open inclusivist approach, all religious traditions may engage at the table of dialogue. The final essay is about justice and social affairs. While that discussion is couched within the context of a particular tradition, each religious tradition must have the discussion. But it must be more than an intrareligious dialogue; it must become an interreligious dialogue.

Author : Pim Valkenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1599827999

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World Religions in Dialogue, Enhanced Edition by Pim Valkenberg Pdf

In our pluralistic world, it's not sufficient to simply learn about other religions: we must learn from them. World Religions in Dialogue: A Comparative Theological Approach, Enhanced Edition, provides an opportunity to do just that. Exploring the five major world religions--Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism--this text offers both insider and outsider perspectives on each religious tradition, creating a dialogical approach that combines scholarship with lived experience. Equipped with glossaries, research questions, and suggestions for experiential learning, World Religions in Dialogue invites students to study world religions--and investigate their own inherited traditions--in a way that reflects our pluralistic world. Pim Valkenberg is an ordinary professor of religion and culture in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Author : Ninian Smart
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521637481

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The World's Religions by Ninian Smart Pdf

A new edition of a beautifully produced, popular book with an up-to-date approach.

Author : Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110181754

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New Approaches to the Study of Religion by Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne Pdf

Author : Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 311017698X

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New Approaches to the Study of Religion: Regional, critical, and historical approaches by Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne Pdf

Internationally recognized scholars from many parts of the world provide a critical survey of recent developments and achievements in the global field of religious studies. The work follows in the footsteps of two former publications: Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Jacques Waardenburg (1973), and Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Frank Whaling (1984/85). New Approaches to the Study of Religion completes the survey of the comparative study of religion in the twentieth century by focussing on the past two decades. Many of the chapters, however, are also pathbreaking and point the way to future approaches.

Author : Derek Cooper
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1596384468

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Christianity & World Religions by Derek Cooper Pdf

An introduction to the worlds major faiths.

Author : Jeffrey Brodd
Publisher : Saint Mary's Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Religions
ISBN : 9780884897255

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World Religions by Jeffrey Brodd Pdf

The major religions of the world are a mystery to many high school teens. Now you can help them unlock the doors of these traditions with our new text, World Religions: A Voyage of Discovery. The book is an introductory survey that helps eleventh and twelfth graders understand the people, dimensions, and religious principles of the world's major religions. The textbook includes a chapter on each of eleven major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and others. The text offers the Catholic perspective on interreligious dialogue, an overview of basic questions that religions address, and Ninian Smart's seven dimensions of religion. A glossary and word pronunciations in each chapter help students learn unfamiliar terms. In addition, the second edition of this text incorporates the following new features: a new chapter on modern trends in religion; new, more detailed maps; a new section on the Aztec religion of Mesoamerica; a sidebar in each chapter offering examples of the seven dimensions of religion; and review questions at the end of each chapter.

Author : David Herbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351751490

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Religion and Social Transformations by David Herbert Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Religion and Social Transformations examines the reciprocal relationship between religion, modernity and social change. The book focuses on the world's three major missionary religions - Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. It explores how these three traditions are responding to some of the most challenging issues associated with globalization, including the role of religion in the fall of Communism; the tension between religion and feminism; the compatibility of religion and human rights; and whether ancient religions can accommodate new challenges such as environmentalism. The five textbooks and Reader that make up the Religion Today Open University/Ashgate series are: From Sacred Text to Internet; Religion and Social Transformations; Perspectives on Civil Religion; Global Religious Movements in Regional Context; Belief Beyond Boundaries; Religion Today: A Reader

Author : Moojan Momen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786077479

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Understanding Religion by Moojan Momen Pdf

With the aid of hundreds of photographs, an in-depth exploration of the role of religion An innovative, thematic presentation of the role of religion in human society, from traditional cultures to the modern world, this comprehensive account will prove invaluable for students, experts or the interested general readers seeking an understanding of the nature and significance of diverse religious experience. Drawing from all major religious traditions in the world, as well as a variety of non-religious disciplines such as psychology, philosophy and sociology, Momen's informative study covers everything from art and history to theology and the World Wide Web.

Author : Jacques Waardenburg
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110163284

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Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion by Jacques Waardenburg Pdf

Originally published in 1973 (The Hague: Mouton) at a time when the field was blossoming; this edition includes a new preface. The book consists of two major parts. The first is an essay by Waardenburg, who was affiliated with the U. of Lausanne, Switzerland, following the rise and development of the academic study of religion in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The second is an anthology of articles about religion written by over 40 scholars in fields including psychology, sociology, philosophy, and anthropology. Waardenburg intended this book to be an examination of classical texts, and thus acknowledges that these authors often had a narrow approach to religion, ignoring anything not of European origin. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR