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The World's Religions: A Contemporary Reader
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Watch Arvind Sharma discuss his new book, The World's Religions This wide-ranging reader combines some of the best and most valuable contemporary perspectives from leading and significant writers, teachers, and thinkers who together address critical challenges and opportunities for the world's religions in a post 9/11 world. Edited by Arvind Sharma and organized by topic, the essays in this reader consider broad questions such as, What influence does religion have on contemporary life? Can religion destroy or preserve us? Could the world's religions join together as a force for good? The thematic arrangement of topics includes diverse religious perspectives pluralism, human rights, war, peace, globalization, science, spirituality and other topics. A special foreword by John Hick speaks to the value of this reader in broadening our needed understanding of religion.
392 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2010
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Arvind Sharma, Ph.D. (Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Harvard University, 1978; M.A. Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity Schookl, 1974; M.A. Economics, Syracuse University, 1970; B.A. History, Economics, & Sanskrit, Allahadad University, 1958), was appointed Associate Professor in the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1987, where he is now the Birks Professor of Comparative Religion. Previously he has been associated with the Universities of Sydney and Queensland (Brisbane) in Australia and Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Nadine Dawson
5.0 out of 5 stars The World's Religions and their Impact on today's politics.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 February 2020
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A serious debate on the diversity of Religions, and the enormous influence these religions hold over all aspects of everyday life of mankind, even if we are not always consciously aware of it.
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Vern
3.0 out of 5 stars For Class
Reviewed in the United States on 4 March 2014
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I had to buy this for class. I can't say if the book is great, being that I only read some sections in this. But, fast shipping if you need it in a few days.
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