{"product_id":"the-worlds-religions-9780205917617","title":"The Worlds Religions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Young\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Religious Studies at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. In addition to The World's Religions: Worldviews and Contemporary Ethical Issues (3rd edition, 2009) he is co-author (with Christian Hauer) of the widely-adopted textbook An Introduction to the Bible: A Journey into Three Worlds (Prentice Hall, 7th edition, 2008) and author of Quest for Harmony: Native American Spiritual Traditions (Hackett Press, 2006). During a thirty-five year teaching career, he has introduced generations of students to the world's religions and taught a wide variety of special topic courses ranging from Religion and Politics to Spiritual Ecology: Religion and Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Brief Table of Contents Part 1. Introduction \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn Introduction to Religions and the Study of Religion\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e Part 2. The World's Religions—Histories and Worldviews \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndigenous Religions—Quest for Harmony\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHinduism—Many Paths to the Summit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheravada Buddhism—The Middle Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJainism—The Way of Noninjury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaoism—The Way of Nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfucianism—The Way of Virtue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahayana Buddhism (The Great Vehicle) and Vajrayana Buddhism (The Thunderbolt Vehicle)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShinto—The Way of Kami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudaism—The Way of Torah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristianity—The Way of Jesus Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslam—The Way of Submission to Allah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSikhism—The Way of the Guru\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe New Religious Movements—Renewal and Innovation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Part 3. The World's Religions and Contemporary Ethical Issues \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ecological and Economic Crises—Humans and Resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar and Capital Punishment—Society and Violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbortion and Euthanasia—Life and Death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGender and Sexual Orientation—Roles and Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Part 4. Conclusion \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe Future of the World's Religions\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Detailed Table of Contents. Part 1. Introduction \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn Introduction to Religions and the Study of Religion\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is Religion?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Are People Religious?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy So Many Religions?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Is the Study of Religion So Important in the Twenty-First Century?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Is the Relationship Between Science and Religion?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Might Religion Be Studied?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Will We Study the World's Religions?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLooking Ahead. An Overview of the Rest of the Text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e Part 2. The World's Religions—Histories and Worldviews \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIndigenous Religions—Quest for Harmony\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Orientation to Indigenous Peoples and Their Religions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Yoruba of West Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oglala Lakota (Souix) of the Great Plains of North America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Continuing Impact of Indigenous Religions in the Twnty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHinduism—Many Paths to the Summit\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Orientation to South and Southeast Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hindu Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHinduism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTheravada Buddhism—The Middle Way\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Theravada Buddhist Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheravada Buddhism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJainism—The Way of Noninjury\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Jain Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJainism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDaoism—The Way of Nature\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Orientation to East Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaoism. The Way of Nature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfucianism—The Way of Virtue\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Confucian Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfucianism and Other Religions in the People's Republic of China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMahayana Buddhism (The Great Vehicle) and Vajrayana Buddhism (The Thunderbolt Vehicle)\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Brief History of Korea and Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in East Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahayana, Vajrayana, and Theravada Buddhism Contrasted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor Mahayana Schools in East Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVajrayana Buddhism in Tibet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShinto—The Way of Kami\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Shinto Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligion in Twenty-First-Century Japan and Korea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJudaism—The Way of Torah\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Orientation to the Middle East\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJudaism. The Way of Torah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChristianity—The Way of Jesus Christ\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Christian Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristianity in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIslam—The Way of Submission to Allah\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Islamic Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslam in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSikhism—The Way of the Guru\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStages of Development and Sacred Texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Sikh Worldview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSikhism in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe New Religious Movements—Renewal and Innovation\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparing for the End: Apocalyptic New Religious Movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFaith and Spirit: New Religious Movements of Healing and Awareness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReviving the Church: Christian New Religious Movements of Renewal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNature and Spirit: Earth-Based and Ecological New Religious Movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiberation and Enlightenment: New Religious Movements with Asian Roots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrican-American and Afro-Caribbean New Religious Movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNative American New Religious Movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocusing on the Human and the Natural: Secular New Religious Movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Quest for Unity: Universalist New Religious Movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Part 3. The World's Religions and Contemporary Ethical Issues \u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ecological and Economic Crises—Humans and Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ecological Crisis: Is the Balance of Life on Planet Earth in Jeopardy?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Economic Crisis: Why Hunger and Abject Poverty in a World of Plenty?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWar and Capital Punishment—Society and Violence\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWar: When, If Ever is War Justified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapital Punishement: When May the State Take a Criminal's Life?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbortion and Euthanasia—Life and Death\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbortion: Right to Life or Right to Choose?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuthanasia: A \"Good Death\" or \"Playing God\"?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGender and Sexual Orientation—Roles and Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Changing Roles of Women: Liberation or Confusion?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHomosexuality: Orientation, Preference, or Perversion?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e Part 4. Conclusion \u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Future of the World's Religions\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow the World's Religions Will Relate to One Another: Three Possible Futures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Search for Common Ground: The Ecological Crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World's Religions after September 11, 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education (US)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524629340503,"sku":"9780205917617","price":88.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780205917617.jpg?v=1731857533","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-worlds-religions-9780205917617","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}