World Religions in Practice: A Comparative Introduction, 2nd Edition - Softcover

Gwynne, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118972260 ISBN 13: 9781118972267

Publisher: Wiley, 2017

Synopsis

A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.

• A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the 'lived experience' 
• This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, Daoism
• Takes a thematic, comparative and practical approach; each chapter explores a series of key themes including birth, death, ethics, and worship across all six religions at each time
• Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion
• Includes an increased range of student-friendly features, designed to allow students to engage with each religion and extend their understanding

About this title

About the Author

Paul Gwynne lectures in comparative religion in the General Education Program of the University of New South Wales. He completed his doctoral studies in Rome and has taught theology and religious studies in Indonesia and at the Melbourne College of Divinity. His previous books include Special Divine Action (1996), the first edition of World Religions in Practice (2008, Wiley Blackwell) and Buddha, Jesusand Muhammad: A Comparative Study (2014, Wiley Blackwell).

From the Back Cover

A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.

• A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the 'lived experience'
• This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, Daoism
• Takes a thematic, comparative and practical approach; each chapter explores a series of key themes including birth, death, ethics, and worship across all six religions at each time
• Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion
• Includes an increased range of student-friendly features, designed to allow students to engage with each religion and extend their understanding

From the Inside Flap

A new and expanded edition of a highly successful textbook on world religions with a comparative approach which explores how six major religions are lived and expressed through their customs, rituals and everyday practices.

• A new edition of this major textbook, exploring the world's great religions through their customs, rituals and everyday practices by focusing on the 'lived experience'
• This comparative study is enriched and broadened with the inclusion of a sixth religion, Daoism
• Takes a thematic, comparative and practical approach; each chapter explores a series of key themes including birth, death, ethics, and worship across all six religions at each time
• Broadens students' understanding by offering an impartial discussion of the similarities and differences between each religion
• Includes an increased range of student-friendly features, designed to allow students to engage with each religion and extend their understanding

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118972260
• ISBN 13: 9781118972267
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384