{"product_id":"pagan-theology-paganism-as-a-world-religion-9780814797020","title":"Pagan Theology Paganism as a World Religion","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael York situates Paganism - one of the fastest-growing spiritual orientations in the West - as a world religion. He provides an introduction to, and expansion of, the concept of Paganism and provides an overview of its theological perspective and practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This work will interest anyone investigating the nexus of science, social policy, and the law in modern America.\" * Sociology of Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\"An ambitious book, one that argues and then demonstrates that paganism is an important religious perspective by tracing specific themes through a surprisingly wide variety of spiritual traditions. This is the first successful attempt to articulate a theology that is based on what paganism is, rather than on what it is not when compared to Judeo\/Christian traditions. York's work is an important contribution to the study of religion in general, and foundational for the emerging field of Pagan Studies. It is the beginning of a whole new dialogue.\" -- Wendy Griffin,editor of Daughters of the Goddess\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Yorks audacious redrawing of traditional religious boundaries and scholarly categories reaffirms paganism's place both as legitimate spiritual expression and as a field of academic inquiry.\" -- Chas S. Clifton,Colorado State University-Pueblo\u003cbr\u003e\"Scholarly, but wholly accessible.\" -- Terry Gifford ,University of Leeds\u003cbr\u003e\"Folk religionists and those interested in placing 'pagan phenomena' in the context of worldwide religiousity will find York's book interesting.\" * Missiology: An International Review *\u003cbr\u003e\"I have little doubt that it will reinvigorate not only the debate over the definition of religion but, perhaps more significantly, the debate over where one religion starts and another ends\" * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Introduction1 Paganism as Religion2 Paganism as Behavior3 Paganism as Theology Notes References Index About the Author","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405919822167,"sku":"9780814797020","price":59.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814797020.jpg?v=1730493905","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pagan-theology-paganism-as-a-world-religion-9780814797020","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}