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Examines the main ideas that characterize all religious thought and practice.

 

The Sacred Quest takes a thematic and comparative approach to the study of religion. It gives equal weight to theoretical issues and practices reflected in the major world religions.

 

The text identifies the theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion and focuses on fundamental topics such as ritual and sacred language.

 

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Upon completing this book readers will be able to:

  • Recognize main ideas that characterize all religious thought and practice
  • Identify theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion
  • Recognize fundamental topics of religion: ritual, sacred communication, and morality

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Lawrence S. Cunningham is the John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology (Emeritus) at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of over 25 books and is the Christianity editor of the forthcoming Norton Anthology of World Religions.   John Kelsay is the Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Ethics at the Florida State University.  He also serves as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Kelsay's research and teaching focus is on moral and political aspects of religion.  He has particular interests in Christian and Muslim perspectives on war.  Professor Kelsay's most recent book in this area is Arguing the Just War in Islam (Harvard, 2007).

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  • PublisherPearson
  • Publication date2012
  • ISBN 10 0205191312
  • ISBN 13 9780205191314
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number6
  • Number of pages160
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