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9780664256883

The Religion Factor: An Introduction to How Religion Matters

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  • ISBN13:

    9780664256883

  • ISBN10:

    0664256880

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-10-01
  • Publisher: Westminster John Knox Pr

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In this companion to the best-sellingWorld Religions in America: An Introduction, renowned contributors explore the importance of religion in the lives of people, communities, and nations. Their concern is not with particular doctrines within the various religious traditions, but with how real people live these traditions today and the impact this has on the larger social order.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
Religion and Ethnicityp. 3
Religion and Nationalityp. 15
Being Israel: Religion and Ethnicity in Judaismp. 32
Linking Human Beings to Nature: Australian Arrarnta Religionp. 45
Neopaganism in America: How Witchcraft Matters Todayp. 60
Religion and the Discovery of Self: Howard Thurman and the Tributaries of the Deep Riverp. 84
Religion and Political Economyp. 99
"We Prayed They Would Win": How Christians Become Political Activistsp. 117
Jihad: The Struggle for Islamp. 130
Religion and Genderp. 149
Protestantism and the European-American Family: Like Oil and Waterp. 166
Religion and Ethicsp. 186
Religion and Medicinep. 198
Religion and Sacred Spacep. 213
Religion and Literaturep. 227
Buddhist Approaches to Deathp. 243
Conclusion: Diversity and Tolerance: Religion and American Pluralismp. 257
Indexp. 271
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