A World Religions Reader [Englisch] [Taschenbuch]

This single volume grew out of the editor's course taught at the University of Exeter, England. His aim is to help students enter into dialog with each of nine religious traditions. To this purpose, he includes scriptural texts and excerpts from experts, scholars, and sometimes converts. There are sections on Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese religion, Shintoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism. Secular humanism is also represented, thus providing a nonreligious worldview for contrast. Markham's selections are necessarily brief but give a good balance of traditional and modern views. Summaries for review and a list of comparative questions for class discussion make this book a solid supplement to any college undergraduate course in comparative religion. Recommended for undergraduate academic libraries.?C. Robert Nixon, MLS, Lafayette, Ind.
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"This is the Reader I have long been looking for. This Reader will enhance and enliven any standard textbook by enabling students not just to understand but to feel, not just to study but to pass over to, what these religious communities have been and what they offer our contemporary world." Paul Knitter, Xavier University, Ohio (of the previous edition). "This will be an invaluable source for those in Religious Studies who need access to some central texts in translation. The commentaries, lists of data and questions for reflection will be particularly useful for those beginning a study of religions." Professor J. S. K. Ward, University of Oxford

This new edition of Markham's popular World Religions Reader has been revised and updated to take account of teachers' and students' comments, and to make it even more useful in the classroom. For this second edition:The selection of texts has been revised to ensure those most useful in teaching are included. The commentary surrounding each text has been reviewed to ensure it is completely up-to-date. The bibliography has been annotated and expanded. The readings have been cross-referenced with Markham's introductory text Encountering Religion, to provide a complete teaching and learning package.The Reader brings together primary material from the major religions of the world. It combines passages from the scriptures with classic statements from major thinkers and institutions, ranging from the Bhagavad Gita to John Lennon and Martin Luther King. To enable cross-religious comparison, each chapter is organised around five headings: The Religious Mind, World Views, Institutions and Rituals, Ethical Expression, and Modern Expression. At the end of each chapter fact sheets are provided to give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. The volume also includes summary statistics, and discussion and essay questions.

This new edition of Markham's popular World Religions Reader has been revised and updated to take account of teachers' and students' comments, and to make it even more useful in the classroom. For this second edition:The selection of texts has been revised to ensure those most useful in teaching are included. The commentary surrounding each text has been reviewed to ensure it is completely up-to-date. The bibliography has been annotated and expanded. The readings have been cross-referenced with Markham's introductory text Encountering Religion, to provide a complete teaching and learning package.The Reader brings together primary material from the major religions of the world. It combines passages from the scriptures with classic statements from major thinkers and institutions, ranging from the Bhagavad Gita to John Lennon and Martin Luther King. To enable cross-religious comparison, each chapter is organised around five headings: The Religious Mind, World Views, Institutions and Rituals, Ethical Expression, and Modern Expression.

At the end of each chapter fact sheets are provided to give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. The volume also includes summary statistics, and discussion and essay questions.

A World Religions Reader
Description: This new edition of Markham's popular World Religions Reader has been revised and updated to take account of teachers' and students' comments, and to make it even more useful in the classroom. For this second edition: * The selection of texts has been revised to ensure those most useful in teaching are included * The commentary surrounding each text has been reviewed to ensure it is completely up-to-date * The bibliography has been annotated and expanded * The readings have been cross-referenced with Markham's introductory text Encountering Religion, to provide a complete teaching and learning package. The Reader brings together primary material from the major religions of the world. It combines passages from the scriptures with classic statements from major thinkers and institutions, ranging from the Bhagavad Gita to John Lennon and Martin Luther King. To enable cross-religious comparison, each chapter is organised around five headings: The Religious Mind, World Views, Institutions and Rituals, Ethical Expression, and Modern Expression. At the end of each chapter fact sheets are provided to give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. The volume also includes summary statistics, and discussion and essay questions. Author Description: Ian S. Markham is Professor of Theology at Liverpool Hope University College. His previous publications include Plurality and Christian Ethics (1994), and also numerous articles and reviews. In 1993 he was appointed to the Council of the Advertising Standards Authority. Contents: List of Maps. Preface to the Second Edition. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Purpose and Method. The Purpose. Defining Religion. Competing Methodologies. Defending this Approach. Use in the Classroom. 2. Secular Humanism. The Secular Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 3. Hinduism. The Hindu Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Hindu Months. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 4. Buddhism. The Buddhist Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 5. Chinese Religion. The Chinese Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 6. Shintoism. The Shinto Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 7. Judaism. The Jewish Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 8. Christianity. The Christian Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 9. Islam. The Islamic Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. 10. Sikhism. The Sikh Mind. World Views. Ethical Expression. Modern Expression. Fact Sheets: A Selected Summary of Beliefs. Historical Highlights. Sikh Months. Major Festivals. Key Terms. Revision Questions. Comparative Questions. Worldwide Adherents of All Religions by Six Continental Areas, Mid-1997. Annotated Bibliography. Index.

This new edition of Markham's popular World Religions Reader has been revised and updated to take account of teachers' and students' comments, and to make it even more useful in the classroom. For this second edition:

• The selection of texts has been revised to ensure those most useful in teaching are included.
  
• The commentary surrounding each text has been reviewed to ensure it is completely up-to-date.
  
• The bibliography has been annotated and expanded.
  
• The readings have been cross-referenced with Markham's introductory text Encountering Religion, to provide a complete teaching and learning package.

The Reader brings together primary material from the major religions of the world. It combines passages from the scriptures with classic statements from major thinkers and institutions, ranging from the Bhagavad Gita to John Lennon and Martin Luther King. To enable cross-religious comparison, each chapter is organised around five headings: The Religious Mind, World Views, Institutions and Rituals, Ethical Expression, and Modern Expression. At the end of each chapter fact sheets are provided to give a clear summary of major beliefs, significant historical events and festivals, and a glossary. The volume also includes summary statistics, and discussion and essay questions.

Ian S. Markham holds the Liverpool Chair in Theology and Public Life and is the Foundation Dean at Liverpool Hope University College. He is the author of several books, writes regularly for the newspapers, and is a frequent broadcaster on local and national radio.