The World Religions Reader
2nd Edition
Published on 7. December 2000
Book
Hardback
520 pages
978-0-415-24748-1 (ISBN)
Description
The World Religions Reader gathers together material on six of the world's most influential faiths. The selection of readings is drawn from a broad range of historical and contemporary sources, giving a full picture of the beliefs and practices of each religion. This new edition includes new introductions to each religious tradition, an extensively revised section on Hinduism, and a completely new selection of readings on Buddhism.
Reviews / Votes
'Altogether this is a very useful collection of resources, not only for those studying with The Open University, but for anyone wanting easy access to significant primary sources which will help them to understand something of the history and contemporary concerns of six of the most influential spiritual traditions.' - Denise Cush, Bath Spa University College'The book is beautifully presented and there are some intriguing choices of extracts.' - Reviews in Religion and Theology
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
1120 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-24748-1 (9780415247481)
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Gwilym Beckerlegge
The World Religions Reader
Book
12/2000
2nd Edition
Routledge
€53.10
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Person
Gwilym Beckerlegge is a member of the Department of Religious Studies at the Open University.
Content
1. JUDAISM: Passages from the Jewish Bible; From the Rabbinic Tradition; Different Voices from the Past; The Holocaust and Post-Holocaust Theology; Judaism and Israel; Torah and Covenant2. CHRISTIANITY: Passages from the Christian Bible; The Church Fathers; The Churches: Their Life and Faith; Women's Voices and Feminist Theology; Christianity and Social Justice3. ISLAM: From the Qur'an; The Beautiful Names; Hadith/Sunnah; Law in Islam; Muslim Mystics; Islam in the late Twentieth Century4. HINDUISM: Village Hinduism; Hindu Patterns of Liberation; The Modern Period5. BUDDHISM: From the Suttas and Vinaya of the Theravada Tradition; From the Mahayana Texts; Buddhist Practices; Recent and Contemporary Buddhist Concerns6. SIKHISM: Guru Nanak and Guru Gobind Singh; The Sikh Tradition; Khalistan and Sikh Identity; A Sikh Woman of the Nineties