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Understanding world religions / Irving Hexham.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780310314486
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Understanding world religionsDDC classification:
  • 200 22
LOC classification:
  • BL80.3 H39 2011 19201
Contents:
pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues -- A biased canon -- part 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- part 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the H8indu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- part 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the reborth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies?
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Books Books Oriental Theological Seminary New materials shelf Non-fiction BL80.3 H39 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 19201

Cover subtitle: An interdisciplinary approach.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Studying religion. Introductory issues -- A biased canon -- part 2. African traditions. African religious traditions -- Witchcraft and sorcery -- God in Zulu religion -- The case of Isaiah Shembe -- part 3. The Yogic tradition. The origins of yogic religions -- The richness of the H8indu tradition -- Rethinking the Hindu tradition -- Gandhi the great contrarian -- Buddhism -- The development of Buddhist belief and practice -- The moral quest of Edward Conze -- Other yogic-type traditions -- part 4. The Abramic tradition. Early Judaism -- Rabbinic and other Judaisms -- Jewish faith and practice -- Martin Buber's Zionist spirituality -- Christianity -- Christian history -- Christian faith and practice -- Christian politics according to Abraham Kuyper -- The challenge of Islam -- Muslim beliefs and practices -- Muslim piety -- Sayyid Qutb and the reborth of contemporary Islam -- Conclusion: Whither religious studies?

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