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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-10019069081X

ISBN-139780190690816

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038286581

Product Key Features

Number of Pages656 Pages

Publication NameInvitation to World Religions

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectComparative Religion, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion

AuthorRobert Platzner, Layne Little, Jeffrey Brodd, Richard Shek, Bradley Nystrom

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight35.3 Oz

Item Length7.5 in

Item Width9.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2017-060154

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240628

Reviews"Invitation to World Religions is a great text. I appreciate the careful consideration of political and cultural differences that affect religious studies, and the language is clear and engaging. I also like the regular engagement with living communities and adherents."--Samantha Langsdale, University of North Texas"This text's greatest strengths are its consistency in chapter format, its accessible language for student comprehension, and its scholarship."--Laura Stevens, Northwest Florida State College"The content of Invitation to World Religions is its greatest strength. The supplemental resources are without any doubt the best I have ever encountered. And the writing style is easy to follow and just the right tone for undergraduates."--Kenneth Atkinson, University of Northern Iowa, "Invitation to World Religions is a great text. I appreciate the careful consideration of political and cultural differences that affect religious studies, and the language is clear and engaging. I also like the regular engagement with living communities and adherents."--Samantha Langsdale, University of North Texas "This text's greatest strengths are its consistency in chapter format, its accessible language for student comprehension, and its scholarship."--Laura Stevens, Northwest Florida State College "The content of Invitation to World Religions is its greatest strength. The supplemental resources are without any doubt the best I have ever encountered. And the writing style is easy to follow and just the right tone for undergraduates."--Kenneth Atkinson, University of Northern Iowa

Dewey Decimal200

SynopsisFeaturing a unique, consistent, and modular chapter structure--"Teachings," "History," and "Way of Life"--and numerous pedagogical features, Invitation to World Religions, Third Edition, invites students to explore the world's great religions with respect and a sense of wonder. This chapter structure enables students to navigate each religion in a consistent and systematic way and to make comparisons between religions. The book describes the essential features of each religion and shows how they have responded to basic human needs and to the cultural contexts in which they developed. The authors also encourage students to develop an appreciation for what religious beliefs and practices actually mean to their adherents., Featuring a unique, consistent, and modular chapter structure--"Teachings," "History," and "Way of Life"--and numerous pedagogical features, Invitation to World Religions, Third Edition, invites students to explore the world's great religions with respect and a sense of wonder. This chapter structure enables students to navigate each religion in a consistent and systematic way and to make comparisons between religions. The book describes the essentialfeatures of each religion and shows how they have responded to basic human needs and to the cultural contexts in which they developed. The authors also encourage students to develop an appreciation for whatreligious beliefs and practices actually mean to their adherents., This text invites students to explore the world's religions with respect and a sense of wonder. It describes the essential features of each religion and shows how they have responded to basic human needs and to the cultural contexts in which they developed. The authors also encourage students to develop an appreciation of what religious beliefs and practices actually mean to their adherents.

LC Classification NumberBL80.3.B754 2018