Understanding World Religions - A Road Map for Justice and Peace (Hardcover, Second Edition)

Understanding World Religions introduces students to major worldviews including Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Native American, and Marxist through the lens of justice and peace. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout. After an introduction to key themes in studying world religion, chapters help students explore major traditions today. Each chapter takes a similar approach, examining seven dimensions of each tradition experiential and emotional, social and institutional, narrative or mythic, doctrinal and philosophical, practical and ritual, ethical and legal, and material and artistic. Chapters feature profiles of major peacemakers or groups to bring the traditions to life. Profiles range from Gandhi and Martin Luther King to Thich Nhat Hanh and Dorothy Day. Further chapters explore liberation theologies, active nonviolence, and just war theory. The second edition features a broader framework than the first edition and includes new material on non-religious ethical norms, Islamophobia, colonial evangelization, religion in China, and an updated examination of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Understanding World Religions remains a powerful introduction to major worldviews with an emphasis on practical connections to peace and justice."

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2014
First published:	August 2014
Authors:	David Whitten Smith • Elizabeth Geraldine Burr
Dimensions:	234 x 161 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	488
Edition:	Second Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4422-2642-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Comparative religion Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious life & practice > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Comparative religion Promotions
LSN:	1-4422-2642-0
Barcode:	9781442226425

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