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World Religions Today

A lively and thoughtful survey of the world's major religious traditions, World Religions Today, first Canadian edition, provides historical background while exploring the role of each religion in contemporary society. Recognizing that these traditions are dynamic forces impacting both individuals and society as a whole, the text shows how religions have been affected and transformed by the modern world. This edition is the only text available that focuses on the role of religion in modern society while offering a Canadian perspective, complete with Canadian examples. Exploring religious traditions from their origins to the present, World Religions Today, first Canadian edition, is the ideal text for any introductory World Religion or Comparative Religion course!

This edition is the only text available that focuses on the role of religion in modern society while offering a Canadian perspective, complete with Canadian examples.

World Religions Today

The twenty-first century is witnessing a resurgence and globalization of religion. Around the world, religion has become an increasingly more important and pervasive force in personal and public life, and faith and politics now play a powerful role in international affairs. Revealing the significance of religion in contemporary life, World Religions Today explores major religious traditions--Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and East Asian religions--as dynamic, ongoing forces in the lives of individuals and in the collective experience of modern societies. Moving beyond the almost exclusively historical perspective of many books in the field, this text takes a fresh approach, using solid historical coverage of the various religious traditions as a framework to help students understand how faiths have evolved to the present day. It connects today's religions to their classical beliefs and practices but also shows how these religions have responded to and been transformed by the modern world. To help students grasp what might be "new" about the emerging era of religious life in the 21st century, the authors open each discussion with a contemporary scenario of religious experience that illustrates the tensions between pre-modern views and modernity. World Religions Today includes a general introduction that provides essential background information for students and features many pedagogical aids including timelines, maps, numerous illustrations, questions for discussion, and a glossary of key terms. Ideal for undergraduate courses in world religions and comparative religion, World Religions Today emphasizes the interconnectedness of faith, culture, politics, and society, providing a peerless examination of the diverse ways in which contemporary human beings are religious.

Moving beyond the almost exclusively historical perspective of many books in the field, this text takes a fresh approach, using solid historical coverage of the various religious traditions as a framework to help students understand how ...