Living Religions: A Brief Introduction - Couverture souple

Fisher, Mary Pat

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0130618098 ISBN 13 : 9780130618092

Editeur : Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

For courses in World Religions, Comparative Religions, or Introduction to Religion.

This concise edition provides a sympathetic approach to what is living and significant in the religions of the modern world. This brief survey explores the historical development and teachings of traditional faiths, indigenous religions and new religious movements, and considers how each of these has evolved into contemporary beliefs and practices.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

I think the Fisher text's comprehensive coverage of the basics of each religion is commendable. Even if I don't teach every religion in the book (an impossible feat), I still direct students to those chapters as reference or further information.

-Professor Jonathan Tan, Xavier University

 

Plenty of examples are sited. Primary sources, personal interviews, etc. are all very useful for the students understanding of course topics.

-Instructor Sarah McCombs, University of West Florida

 

I do like that the material is organized somewhat historically, splitting between the "east" and the "west." I do not need to skip up and down the various chapters, which I like.

-Instructor Dorcas Chung, Folsom Lake College

 

The text is teachable in the sense that whereas Fisher does not problematize the information, the instructor has plenty of in-roads to do so while teaching.

-Instructor Fotini Katsanos, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 

For an introductory text, I find it to be very accurate and representative of a solid textbook. I have looked over MANY simliar texts in the same genre, yet I find myself coming back to Living Religions again and again.

-Jon Brammer, Three Rivers Community College

 

The fisher text is good in providing both past and present persepctives.

-Professor Leena Taneja, Stetson University

Quatrième de couverture

Living Religions: A Brief Introduction is a brief edition of Living Religions, fourth edition. It presents a stimulating survey of today's religious world. Exploring the historical developments and teachings of traditional faiths, indigenous religions, and new religious movements, this brief edition considers how each of these traditions has evolved into contemporary beliefs and practices. It examines the changing nature of each religion, the spread of religious pluralism, and the movement toward interfaith dialogue.

With the help of a team of specialist consultants in each faith, and drawing on a wealth of scholarly research and firsthand source material, Mary Pat Fisher gives a fresh and challenging insight into how believers of today's faiths perceive their religion and its role in the changing world in which they live.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Seven feature boxes on religious figures in public life.
• Quotes from contemporary teachers and practitioners of each faith.
• Coverage of the role of women in each tradition.
• Coverage of the socio-political context of contemporary religious practice.
• Map and timeline providing the geographical and historical context for each religion.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130618098
• ISBN 13: 9780130618092
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 319
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible