World religions today
By: John L. Esposito, Georgetown University, Darrell J. Fasching, University of South Florida, Todd T. Lewis, College of the Holy Cross
Contributors: Fasching, Darrell J., 1944- author; Lewis, Todd, 1952- author
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780190644192
Subjects: Textbooks; Religions
Description: Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today, Sixth 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. --publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Indigenous religions; title: The many stories of Judaism: sacred and secular; title: Christian diversity and the road to modernity; title: Islam: the many faces of the Muslim experience; title: Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism: South Asian religions; title: Buddhism: paths toward Nirvana; title: East Asian religions: Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto, Buddhism; title: Globalization: from new to new age religions.