Religions Today - An Introduction

Zusatztext 'The book is a clearly written! beautifully designed introductory textbook.' - Reviews in Religion and Theology Informationen zum Autor Mary Pat Fisher lives and writes in India. She is author of Religion in the Twenty-First Century (Routledge/Prentice-Hall, 1999) and co-author, with Lee Bailey, of An Anthology of Living Religions (Prentice-Hall, 2000). Zusammenfassung Explores what living religions really, tracing the development and practices of major religious movements and how these evolve into contemporary belief and teaching. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Religious Response 2. Indigenous Sacred Ways 3. Hinduism 4. Jainism 5. Buddhism 6. Taoism and Confucianism 7. Shinto 8. Judaism 9. Christianity 10. Islam 11. Sikhism 12. New Religious Movements 13. Religion at the Turn of the Century Notes Glossary Credits Index

Product details

• Authors: Fisher, Mary Pat Fisher, Fisher Mary Pat
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9781138142527
• ISBN: 978-1-138-14252-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / General, Religion: general, Christianity, History of Religion, Christian life and practice, Religious life and practice, Eclectic & Esoteric Religions & Belief Systems, Eclectic and esoteric religions and belief systems, Other non-Christian religions, Other religions and spiritual beliefs