Scriptures of the World's Religions - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073386650 ISBN 13: 9780073386652

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Scriptures of the World's Religions, third edition is an anthology that gathers together many of the world’s most influential sacred texts. This leading book includes chapters on the twelve major religious traditions today, plus two additional chapters on indigenous religious practices. With comprehensive introductions in each chapter, the selected writings emphasize the religion’s founders, central doctrines, and historical development. The translated texts in this collection are stylistically clear and up-to-date, many of which were translated specifically for this book. The selections vary in length from a few paragraphs to 10 pages. It can be used in a wide range of courses including introduction to religion.

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James Fieser is an Assistant Professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his Ph.D. from Purdue University’s Department of Philosophy (1983, 1986). He has published articles on the topics of the philosophy of religion, rights theory, environmental ethics, moral skepticism, David Hume, and Thomas Aquinas. He has created several World Wide Web sites in philosophy, including the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0073386650
• ISBN 13: 9780073386652
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 533
• Herausgeber: Fieser James, Powers John
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