adam
Agudat Israel
Alaya Consciousness
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comparative religion
Conditioned Arising
contemporary religious trends analysis
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fundamentalist movements
Gush Emunim
Hadith Qudsi
Held
Hua Yen School
Ibn Arabi
Ibn Hanbal
judaism
kadmon
law
Lotus Sutra
Lurianic Kabbalism
Mahayana Buddhism
messianic
Messianic Judaism
modern religious thought
olam
Opus Dei
oral
philosophy of belief
Pure Land
Pure Land Buddhism
rabbinic
Rabbinic Judaism
reform
Reform Judaism
religious pluralism
Religious Studies Student
Sabbatai Sevi
secularisation theory
Tamil Nadu
tikkun
USA
Vice Versa
Wandering
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9780415297684
- Weight: 900g
- Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 13 Mar 2003
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This work seeks to answer questions about the great religious traditions in the contemporary age. It focuses upon those religions that continue to demand the attention of the Western world. Following an introduction on the philosophy of religion, attention is focused on Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which are religions that have had (and probably continue to have) the greatest number of followers in Western society. In addition to the lasting impact that religion has had in society, we are witnesses to the development of secularism on the one hand and the revival of religious sentiment on the other, thus chapters on modernity, postmodernism, and 'fundamentalism' have also been included. The distinctive feature of the book is its modern feel. Each chapter brings the reader up-to-date with recent developments and commentaries upon recent religious thought, theology and religious-political movements. Moreover, the length of the chapters permits a detailed analysis which is so often lacking in books on world religions.
