World's Religions, The: Worldviews and Contemporary Issues,9780130328069

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World's Religions, The: Worldviews and Contemporary Issues

by Young, William A.

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1st

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9780130328069

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0130328065

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Hardcover

Pub. Date:

1/1/1995

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Prentice Hall

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This text enables introductory-level readers to gain an understanding of the world's religions by discussing their history, stances on contemporary issues, and how they compare and contrast to each other.

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Chapter Summary, Questions for Discussion and Reflection, and Sources and Suggestions for Further Study sections.)

1. INTRODUCTION.

1. An Introduction to Religion and the Study of Religion.
2. An Orientation to Religious Responses to Basic Human Questions and Contemporary Ethical Issues.

2. INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS.

3. Introduction and Indigenous Religions of Africa.
4. Indigenous Religions of North America.

3. RELIGIONS OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.

5. Hinduism—Many Paths to the Summit.
6. Theravada Buddhism—The Middle Way.
7. Jainism—The Way of Non-Injury and Sikhism—Neither Muslim nor Hindu.

4. RELIGIONS OF EAST ASIA.

8. Taoism—The Way of Nature and Confucianism—The Way of Virtue.
9. Mahayana Buddhism—The Great Vehicle and Shinto—The Way of the Kami.

5. RELIGIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND.

10. Introduction and Zoroastrianism—Good versus Evil.
11. Judaism—The Way of Torah.
12. Christianity—The Way of Jesus Christ.
13. Islam—The Way of Submission to Allah.

6. CONCLUSION.

14. The New Religions.
15. The Future of the World's Religions.
Glossary.
Index.

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