Understanding world religions / Irving Hexham.
Material type: TextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2011.Description: 512 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780310259442 (hbk.)
- 0310259444 (hbk.)
- 200 22
- BL 80.3 .H49 2011
Current library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks | BKS | BL 80.3 .H49 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | AUA011560 | Available | AUA011560 | |
Judith Thomas Library General Stacks | Books | BL 80.3 .H49 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | AUA26612 | Available | AUA26612 |
Cover subtitle: An interdisciplinary approach.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues -- A biased canon -- pt. 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- pt. 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the H8indu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- pt. 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the reborth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies?