Why Religions Matter

Name: Why Religions Matter
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ISBN: 9781107448346

ISBN-10: 1107448344

ISBN-13: 9781107448346

Edition: 2014

Authors: John Bowker

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What are religions? Why is it important to understand them? One answer is that religions and religious believers are extremely bad news: they are deeply involved in conflicts around the globe; they harm people of whom they disapprove; and they often seem irrational. Another answer claims that they are in fact extremely good news: religious beliefs and practices are universal and so fundamental in human nature that they have led us to great discoveries in our explorations of the cosmos and of who we are. The sciences began as part of that religious exploration. John Bowker demonstrates that there is truth in both answers and that we need both to understand what religion is and why it…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/30/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 362
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English