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The World's Religions: A Contemporary Reader - Softcover

Arvind Sharma

 
9780800697464: The World's Religions: A Contemporary Reader

Synopsis

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 worlds 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? The thematic arrangement of topics includes diverse religious perspectives on: war, terror, peace, human rights, pluralism, diversity, gender, spirituality, the interreligious dialogue, international diplomacy and globalization.

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About the Author

Arvind Sharma holds the Birks Chair of Comparative Religion at McGill University in Montreal, succeeding Wilfred Cantwell Smith. Having earned his PhD in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978, he was the first infinity Foundation Visiting Professor of Indic Studies at Harvard, Sharma has published over fifty books and five hundred articles in the fields of comparative religion, Hinduism, Indian philosophy and ethics, and the role of women in religion. Among his most noteworthy publications are Our Religions. The Seven World Religions Introduced by Preeminent Scholars from Each Tradition and The Study of Hinduism

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