Chambers Dictionary of Beliefs & Religions - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0550103449 ISBN 13 : 9780550103444

Editeur : Chambers, 2009

Synopsis

Billions of people continue to place their faith in a god, or gods, in the spirits or in some form of divinity. Many others adhere to alternative beliefs outside the major faith traditions, while for others science and secular modernity provide the basis for a meaningful life.

The new, illustrated CHAMBERS DICTIONARY OF BELIEFS AND RELIGIONS includes more than 3,200 entries ranging from Catholicism to sharia law, doomsday cults to eco-paganism, and yogic flying to the Flying Spaghetti Monster. It looks at what followers of the world s major religions believe, at the origins of these faiths, and at how belief shapes our daily lives. It examines what happens when ancient faiths and the modern world collide, as in stem cell research or the teaching of creationism in schools.

This fascinating and illuminating book is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in today's world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Mark Vernon is the author of several books including After Atheism (2007), The Philosophy of Friendship (2005) and Wellbeing (2008). He has degrees in physics and theology, and a PhD in philosophy and is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College, London. He also writes for newspapers including the Guardian, TLS and Financial Times, and began his professional life as a priest in the Church of England.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chambers
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0550103449
• ISBN 13: 9780550103444
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 688
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible