World Religions Today - Softcover

Esposito, John L.; Fasching, Darrell J.; Lewis, Todd T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199999597 ISBN 13: 9780199999590

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today, Fifth Edition, explores major religious traditions Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, South Asian religions, East Asian religions, indigenous religions, and new religions as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. This unique volume accomplishes two goals: it connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices and focuses on how these religions have both radically changed the modern world and been changed by it. The book is enhanced by numerous pedagogical aids text boxes, timelines, maps, illustrations, discussion questions, a comprehensive glossary of key terms, and suggestions for further reading and more than 200 photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

John L. Esposito is University Professor, Professor of Religion and International Affairs, Professor of Islamic Studies, and Founding Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University.

Darrell J. Fasching is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida.

Todd T. Lewis is Professor of World Religions at the College of the Holy Cross.

Review:

"World Religions Today does an excellent job of helping students to place religion in the contemporary world."--Robert Brown, James Madison University

"This is a great textbook for introducing world religions, with a strong emphasis on a religion's contact with modernity and its continuing evolution in light of globalization."--David Kitts, Carson-Newman University

"The writing is clear and not bogged down with academic jargon, yet it is sophisticated and at a level that is appropriate for undergraduate study."--Robin L. Owens, Mount St. Mary's College

"World Religions Today does an excellent job of helping students to place religion in the contemporary world."--Robert Brown, James Madison University

"This is a great textbook for introducing world religions, with a strong emphasis on a religion's contact with modernity and its continuing evolution in light of globalization."--David Kitts, Carson-Newman University

"The writing is clear and not bogged down with academic jargon, yet it is sophisticated and at a level that is appropriate for undergraduate study."--Robin L. Owens, Mount St. Mary's College

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199999597
• ISBN 13: 9780199999590
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 688