Experiencing the World’s Religions, 8e helps students understand the practices and beliefs of all the major religions at a time when the world is rife with sectarian conflicts and statistics show that Americans are seeking spiritual experience more than ever. By beginning each chapter with personal encounters with people of diverse faiths in his extensive travels, experienced religious scholar Michael Molloy brings alive how religions shape both individuals and whole cultures. In vivid illustrations, the vast majority of which have been replaced for this new edition, Molloy also delves into the art and architecture and celebrations and rituals of the major religions, which enhances students’ visual learning. This text is written in an exciting and thought-provoking style, like those of the best travel writers, so that students feel as if they are experiencing the world’s religions firsthand.
Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge, and Change
The goal of the 6th edition is to better meet the Introduction to Religion course challenges of building student engagement, developing critical analysis skills, and building writing skills.
Through the exploration of these ancient stories and contemporary practices, Stephen Prothero, a New York TimesÐbestselling author and gifted storyteller, helps students better grasp the role of religion in our fractured world and to ...
This book combines study of the dynamic historical development of each religious tradition with a comparative thematic structure.
This classic work helps students gain a sense of each religion's unique characteristics while tackling some of today's most critical religious issues.
Narratives of the author’s experienceshelp readers to experience religions first hand. The book is written in thegraceful and thought-provoking style of Michael Molloy, a scholar of religiousstudies.
Addresses what a person should know about religions, and why. In an account of the teaching of the world's religions, this text goes beyond traditional approaches to personally connect students with the vitality of the great religions.
Experiencing the World's Religions provides a clear and compelling account of world religions and demonstrates why an understanding of their teachings enriches our lives. Through experiential narratives and an emphasis...
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An introduction to the modern religion of witchcraft outlines the history of Wicca; explains the sabbats and esbats, divination techniques, and rituals; stresses ethical standards within the Craft while emphasizing the need for mature ...