Many Peoples, Many Faiths

Women and Men in the World Religions

Robert Ellwood, Barbara McGraw (Autoren)

Loseblattwerk

480 Seiten

2013 | 10th New edition
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-205-84558-3 (ISBN)

Infos

For more than three decades this introduction to the world's religions, Many Peoples, Many Faiths has combined factual information with empathic writing that seeks to convey the flavor of our planet's diverse religions and cultures. This classic work helps students gain a sense of each religion's unique characteristics while tackling some of today's most critical religious issues. It is written in an engaging style and has been fully updated--with fresh insights and information on each of the world’s major religions, along with new religious movements.

Autor

Robert Ellwood is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Religion at the University of Southern Illinois. Born in Normal, Illinois, he received his B.A. from the University of Colorado, an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in History of Religion from the University of Chicago Divinity School, at which he was named Alumnus of the Year in 2009. He taught Eastern religions at U.S.C. 1967-1997, was a Fulbright research professor in New Zealand in 1988, and Goodwin-Philpott Eminent Scholar in Religion at Auburn University, Alabama, 1998-99. His research has focused on Japanese religion, new religious movements in the U.S. and elsewhere, mythology, and recent American religious history. His numerous publications include "Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America, Mysticism and Religion, The Sixties Spiritual Awakening, The Politics of Myth, "and" Tales of Darkness: The Mythology of Evil, " among other works. He now lives in Ojai, California. "

Inhalt

1. Understanding the World’s Religious Heritage
2. The Sacred in Nature
3. Life against Time
4. Wisdom Embarked for the Farther Shore
5. Dragon and Sun
6. One God, Many Words and Wonders
7. Keeping Covenant with God in History
8. Spreading the Word of God in the World
9. Submitting to the Will of God
10. Spirits Rising

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 794 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
• ISBN-10: 0-205-84558-4 / 0205845584
• ISBN-13: 978-0-205-84558-3 / 9780205845583
• Zustand: Neuware