Invitation to World Religions 2nd Edition by Jeffrey Brodd (PDF)

Description

Featuring a unique, consistent, and modular chapter structure “Teachings,” “History,” and “Ways of Life” and numerous pedagogical features, Invitation to World Religions invites students to explore the world’s great religions with respect and a sense of wonder. This chapter structure enables students to navigate each religion in a consistent and systematic way and helps students to make comparisons between religions. The book describes the essential features of each religion and shows how the religions have responded to basic human needs and to the cultural contexts in which they developed. The authors also encourage students to develop an appreciation for what religious beliefs and practices actually mean to their adherents.FEATURESA consistent, modular chapter structure “Teachings, “History,” and “Ways of Life” enables students to navigate each religion in a consistent and systematic way and helps them to make comparisons between religionsA lucid and accessible writing style imparts a sense of invitation, welcoming students into the beliefs and practices of religious adherents around the worldA large team of authors with diverse specialties ensures that each religion is covered with true expertise”Voices” presents personal, candid interviews with a diverse array of people share the ways in which they live their faiths”Seeking Answers” sections at the end of each chapter encourage students to compare the ways in which different religions address the same essential questions”Visual Guides” offer keys to important religious symbols in easy to read tables for quick reference and comparisonChapter opening maps and timelines throughout the text provide geographical, social, and political context for each religion’s development”For Review” and “For Further Reflection” questions prompt students to reexamine essential concepts and invite students to think critically and to engage in deeper analysesKey terms are boldfaced at their first appearance and defined in the glossaries that follow each chapter and also in the glossary at the back of the bookSuggestions for further reading direct students to some of the best and most recent print and online resources on each traditionA wealth of rich, robust, and relevant color photographs and illustrations keep students visually engaged

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: Review “I love Invitation to World Religions. I’d used Molloy for years and switched to Brodd last semester. It’s less expensive for students and better all the way around.”–Jeffrey Scholes, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs About the Author Jeffrey Brodd is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.Layne Little is Lecturer of Religious Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.Bradley Nystrom is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.Robert Platzner is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.Richard Shek is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento.Erin Stiles is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Book was for my world’s religion class. Overall it did a good job explaining a lot but was not thorough is some areas that we were tested in and needed to write dicussions about.

⭐Very useful reference book. Great for general overview of w. Religions. Purchased as an older edition for class. Worked as well as the new one for me.

⭐Easy reading. I used it for a college class, but it could also easily pass for a high school textbook. Provides a broad overview of various religions, with resources for further study.

⭐Giant “AMAZON RENTALS” sticker covering half of the front. Learn how to remove stickers if you’re going to resell used books. At the very least, include that in the product description. Otherwise book matched with product description.

⭐Arrived as expected and provides the information needed for Religion class

⭐Good price and fast delivery, no problems.

⭐For rental purposes, it came in time. I am glad I can start reading it. Some of the pages are folded and the spine has tape on it but again it’s a rental. So it’s in okay conditions. And I’m still able to use it. Thank you amazon.

⭐The book itself has nothing physically wrong with it, but almost every page has an ungodly amount of scribbles and highlighting on things that make no sense at all. Like the entire glossary for a chapter is highlighted, just the entire page.

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