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Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs |
9780130209801 Worldviews: Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs |
79.50 |
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For courses in Introduction to World Religions and Introduction to Religious Studies.
This text offers a balanced, wide-ranging, and realistic approach to the study of modern religion. It explores and analyzes the many dimensions not only of the major religious traditions, but also those of the civil religions (e.g., nationalism) that often compete and combine with them in the modern world.
Provides students with the most current picture of religion in this dynamic part of the world. Ex.___
Demonstrates the importance of women in their faiths. Ex.___
Exposes students to the full range of worldviews, showing how, whether traditional or secular, they define the human values that drive the engines of both continuity and change worldwide. Ex.___
Enables students to understand the dynamics of each tradition, and to see that although the various traditions may all share similar aspects, they each assign varying levels of importance to specific areas. Ex.___
Helps students visualize the range and context of each tradition. Ex.___
Introduces students to contemporary trends in religion. Ex.___
Shows students how an on-going study of worldviews can enrich their personal lives by helping them to better understand not only current global events, but the diversity they may encounter in everyday situations in their local communities. Ex.___
Provides students with the most current picture of religion in this dynamic part of the world. Ex.___
Demonstrates the importance of women in their faiths. Ex.___
1. Exploring Religion and Analyzing Worldviews.
2. Worldviews: An Inventory.
3. The Experiential Dimension.
4. The Mythic Dimension.
5. The Doctrinal Dimension.
6. The Ethical Dimension.
7. The Ritual Dimension.
8. The Social Dimension.
9. Reflections on the Twentieth Century.
Postscript: Further Explorations in Worldview Analysis.
Further Reading.
Index.