Understanding Religion in a Global Society

Name: Understanding Religion in a Global Society
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ISBN: 9780534559953

ISBN-10: 0534559956

ISBN-13: 9780534559953

Edition: 2005

Authors: R. Dean Peterson, John C. Modschiedler, Kent E. Richter, Eva M. Rï¿½pple

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UNDERSTANDING RELIGION IN GLOBAL SOCIETY is an accessible and timely introduction to religion that encourages students to explore actively the breadth and depth of the religious within the context of the current geo-political outlook. Using the phenomenological method, major religious traditions are analyzed in light of the opportunities and challenges posed by the forces of globalization. Organized topically, this textbook fosters deeper levels of understanding via engaging commentary and pedagogy and a robust website. Above all, this text assists students in questioning, exploring, and analyzing diverse religious contexts and in comparing the beliefs, rituals, texts, art, and individual…

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List price: $199.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/24/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.21" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

R. Dean Peterson received a Ph.D. from St. Louis University and is currently Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at College of DuPage.

Kent Richter is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the College of DuPage. He has a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Stanford University and an MA in Philosophy from Colorado State University. He regularly teaches World Religions, Asian Religions and Philosophy of Religion. Special interests include comparative religious philosophy and the Problem of Evil. He has completed sabbatical travel in India and Turkey.




Introduction: Studying Religion in Global Society



What is Religion?



The Absolute, the Ultimate, the Holy



Origins and Founders



World Scriptures



Myths, Stories, and History



Suffering and Evil



Religion and Art



Ritual



Religion, Morality and Ethics



Religious Experience



Salvation and the Meaning of Life



Religion, Personality, and the Individual



Religion and Society in a Global Age