Religion in the Modern World: Celebrating Pluralism and Diversity - Softcover

Ward, Keith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108716849 ISBN 13: 9781108716840

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

The subject of religious diversity is of growing significance, with its associated problems of religious pluralism and inter-faith dialogue. Moreover, since the European Enlightenment, religions have had to face new, existential challenges. Is there a future for religions? How will they have to change? Can they co-exist peacefully? In this book, Keith Ward brings new insights to these questions. Applying historical and philosophical approaches, he explores how we can establish truth among so many diverse religions. He explains how religions have evolved over time and how they are reacting to the challenges posed by new scientific and moral beliefs. A celebration of the diversity in the world's religions, Ward's timely book also deals with the possibility and necessity of religious tolerance and co-existence.

About this title

Book Description

For all who are interested in the future of religion in the modern world. Takes a historical and philosophical approach to explain how religions have changed historically, and how they react to modern knowledge. A text for school and college classes on religious diversity and pluralism, and for examining the nature of religion.

About the Author

Keith Ward is Professor of Religious Studies at University of Roehampton. A Fellow of the British Academy, he was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and served as President of the World Congress of Faiths. He is the author of numerous books, most recently, Christ and the Cosmos (Cambridge, 2015) and The Christian Idea of God (Cambridge, 2017).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1108716849
• ISBN 13: 9781108716840
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 220