Living religions
by Mary Pat Fisher and Robert Luyster
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"Living Religions," now in its eighth edition, is a highly readable and stimulating survey of the worlds major religious traditions. It provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths, with an emphasis on the personal consciousness of believers and their own accounts of its relevance in contemporary life. This book also describes new and emerging religious movements and explores the attitudes of various faiths towards issues such as the role of women, the environment and society, as well as covering the disturbing rise in violence perpetrated in the name of religion. Highly illustrated with photographs, maps and timelines, this is the leading overview of the modern religious world."--Publisher description.
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Living religions
2006, Pearson/Prentice-Hall
in English
- Custom ed. for SJDC, based on Fisher 7th ed and Noss, 12th ed.
0536521816 9780536521811
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Living Religions
January 1994, Prentice Hall
Paperback
in English
- 2nd edition
0130447854 9780130447852
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Previous edition: c2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Religion is not a museum piece but a vibrant force in the lives of many people around the world. Living Religions is a sympathetic approach to what is living and significant in the world's major religious traditions and in various new movements that are arising. This book provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths followed today.
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