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04049aam a22004454a 4500 001 7429BE0A72D811EDA0B05B7C49ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221203010154 008 051001s2006 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2005043520 020 $a 0195309898 020 $a 9780195309898 020 $a 0195176995 020 $a 9780195176995 035 $a (OCoLC)61859873 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d BAKER $d C#P $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d UKM $d W2U $d YUS $d BDX $d AWC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d VTS $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BL80.2 $b .E76 2006 082 00 $a 200 $2 22 100 1 $a Esposito, John L. 245 10 $a World religions today / $c John L. Esposito, Darrell J. Fasching, Todd Lewis. 250 $a 2nd ed. 260 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c 2006. 300 $a xiii, 560 pages : $b illustrations (some color), maps ; $c 24 cm 500 $a Includes index. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Globalization: World Religions in Everyone's Hometown -- Primal religions --The many stories of Judaism: sacred and secular -- Christian diversity and the road to modernity -- Islam: the many faces of the Muslim experience -- Hinduism: myriad paths to salvation -- Buddhism: ways to Nirvana -- East Asian religions: traditions of human cultivation and natural harmony -- Globalization: fram new to new age religions. 520 $a ries, self-quizzes, and links to additional sources. An Instructor's Manual offers chapter summaries, pedagogical suggestions, and exam questions and answers. Ideal for undergraduate courses in world religions and comparative religion, World Religions Today, Second Edition, emphasizes the interconnectedness of faith, culture, politics, and society, providing a peerless examination of the diverse ways in which contemporary human beings are religious. $a d Edition, takes a fresh approach. The book uses historical coverage of the religious traditions as a framework to help students understand how faiths have evolved to the present day and continue to have an impact on belief, politics, and society. 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 twenty-first century, the authors open each discussion with a contemporary scenario of religious experience that illustrates the tension between premodern views and modernity. World Religions Today, Second Edition, incorporates many pedagogical aids--timelines, maps, illustrations, discussion questions, and a glossary of key terms--and also features approximately 200 photographs and two new eight-page full-color inserts. A Companion Website contains student resources including chapter summa $a ries, self-quizzes, and links to additional sources. An Instructor's Manual offers chapter summaries, pedagogical suggestions, and exam questions and answers. Ideal for undergraduate courses in world religions and comparative religion, World Religions Today, Second Edition, emphasizes the interconnectedness of faith, culture, politics, and society, providing a peerless examination of the diverse ways in which contemporary human beings are religious. 650 0 $a Religions $v Textbooks. 650 7 $a Religions $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01093898 655 7 $a Textbooks. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423863 700 1 $a Fasching, Darrell J., $d 1944- 700 1 $a Lewis, Todd, $d 1952- 776 08 $i Online version: $a Esposito, John L. $t World religions today. $b 2nd ed. $d New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 $w (OCoLC)624882755 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/2005043520-t.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0637/2005043520-d.html 941 $a 1 952 $l PQAX094 $d 20231214041402.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7429BE0A72D811EDA0B05B7C49ECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b IOWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search