Beschreibung:
Religion Today introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework. Each chapter opens with a contemporary case study that helps students engage in current religious issues, explore possible solutions to difficult religious problems today, and learn key themes and concepts in religious studies.
1: Introducing a Critical Thinking Approach to Religious Studies 2: Methods of Studying Religion 3: Would You Believe! Religious Beliefs and their Reasons 4: The Right to Sacred Things: Symbol, Myth, and Ritual 5: Inside the Religious Brain: New Research into Religious Experience 6: Chapter 6: Trouble in the Global Village: Violence in the Name of Religion 7: Making It After All: The Future of Religion Glossary Key Scholars Notes Bibliography Index About the Author