Exploring Religious Meaning
4th Edition
Published on 1. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
337 pages
978-0-13-299660-0 (ISBN)
Description
A basic text for introduction to religious studies that provides the tools and resources for exploring the many dimensions of religion. The design of this text suggests an approach to critical inquiry that may be called inductive and integrative.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-299660-0 (9780132996600)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS. 1. Toward a Definition of Religion. 2. Religious Traditions. II. EXPERIENCING RELIGION. 3. Cases of Religious Experience. 4. Elements of Religious Experience. 5. Religion in Artistic Expression. III. THE DIVINE. 6. History, Revelation, and the Knowledge of God. 7. Ways of Conceiving the Divine. 8. The Problem of Evil. IV. THE SELF AND RELIGION. 9. Understanding the Self. 10. Freedom and the Self. 11. Sin and Guilt. 12. Death and the Self. 13. Salvation and Redemption. V. RELIGION AND THE SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT. 14. The Religious Matrix of Interpersonal Relations. 15. The Corporate Expressions of Ethical Concerns. 16. Religious Traditions and Social Stability. 17. Religious Traditions and Social Change. VI. UNDERSTANDING RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE. 18. Interpretations and Verification of Religious Knowledge. 19. Authority and Tradition. VII. RELIGION AND THE NATURAL ORDER. 20. Order and Origins. 21. Human Response to the Natural Process. 22. Time and Eternity. Index of Religious Traditions. Index of Names/Subjects.