Key Words in Religious Studies (Key Words Guides) - Softcover

Geaves, Ron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589011252 ISBN 13: 9781589011250

Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 2006

Synopsis

Daily political events and the steady inevitability of globalism require that informed students and citizens learn something about religious traditions foreign to their own. Designed for both classroom and general use, these handy Key Words guidebooks are essential resources for those who want clear and concise explanations of common terms and unfamiliar concepts of major world religions.

Each pocket-sized volume contains definitions for over 400 terms from religious principles and significant periods to noteworthy figures.

A quick sampling of terms from this volume:

AgnosticismCanonExegesisGraceLiberation TheologyMonotheismParableRitualTheocracy

Sample Definitions:

Exegesis The process of explaining a sacred text in order to penetrate further into the author's meaning or to apply new interpretations based upon contemporary situations or enhanced knowledge (see hermeneutics, sacred texts).

Monotheism The worship of one God regarded as the sole and universal creator of the universe, typically expressed in the religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. However varieties of monotheism can also be found in Indian traditions. Monotheistic beliefs classically assert that such a deity is personal, caring for and involving itself in the affairs of human beings through revelation (see deism, monism, henotheism, polytheism, revelation).

About this title

About the Author

Ron Geaves is professor of the comparative study of religion at Liverpool Hope University in England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589011252
• ISBN 13: 9781589011250
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 111