Six scholars speak with one voice in this new and engaging yet comprehensive presentation of the seven main traditions in world religion. Its ten chapters make it an ideal choice for courses in length from one quarter to one semester. Designed with maximum flexibility in mind, each chapter covers the following organization: beliefs, practices, history, contemporary perspectives, and source readings. Supporting end-of -chapter material helps to frame the material and encourage further inquiry. Expertly written and constructed, this text offers unparalleled flexibility for instructors.

Patterns of Religion

Schmidt, Roger

Sager, Gene

Muller, Albert Charles

Zanca, Kenneth J.

Jackson, Jr. Julius F.

Religion & Spirituality

Wadsworth Publishing

Eight scholars speak with one voice in this engaging yet comprehensive presentation of the seven main traditions in world religion. Organized in ten chapters, this text is an ideal choice for courses in length from one quarter to one semester. Each chapter follows this organization: history, beliefs, practices, contemporary perspectives, and source readings. Supporting end-of -chapter material helps to frame the material and encourage further inquiry. Expertly written and constructed, this text offers unparalleled flexibility for instructors.

Carney, Gerald

Cengage Learning'

This book is written for the non-philosophy major taking "Contemporary Moral Issues" or "Intro to Ethics" courses. It provides a method to research any complex moral issue in hundreds of print, periodical, and Internet research sources, and gives a model of the method applied to the question of capital punishment. It helps students to learn how to analyze a moral issue and teaches them valuable skills of evaluating evidence and discerning between "right" and "wrong" in cases where rights are in conflict.Contents: Preface; Introduction: Basic Concepts and Terms; First Step: Define the Moral Issue; Second Step: Study the Issue's History; Third Step: Ask: "What Do the Moral Philosophies Say?"; Fourth Step: Ask:^D< "What Does Justice Require?"; The Method Applied: Is Capital Punishment Moral?; Appendix: Figures, Charts and Graphs; Index.

How to Arrive at a Considered Opinion: A Method of Analyzing Moral Issues in the Public Debates

University Press of America

Professor Kenneth J. Zanca analyzes the responses of mid-nineteenth century Catholics in America to Mrs. Mary Surratt's trial and execution for her part in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. These reactions are placed within various contexts: the Catholic Church during America's Civil War; the wider secular and Protestant culture of the Victorian era; the post-assassination climate of 1865; and Vatican politics. Previous studies of Mrs. Surratt have explored the issues of her guilt or innocence. This work takes a line of inquiry not yet explored by historians, Catholic or otherwise, in that it investigates reactions to her execution through the eyes of contemporary Catholic and Protestant witnesses and commentators.

The Catholics and Mrs. Mary Surratt: How They Responded to the Trial and Execution of the Lincoln Conspirator

History

Americas

Mourning: The Healing Journey 1980

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Living Flame Pr

Authored by distinguished scholars of religion writing in their areas of specialty, PATTERNS OF RELIGION examines key religious traditions around the world, from the ancient origins of religion to contemporary religious movements. Expertly written and organized, this text offers unparalleled flexibility for instructors. Each chapter explores the history, beliefs, practices, and contemporary perspectives for a major religious tradition. This unified chapter structure helps to emphasize the patterns that link diverse religious traditions. The readings at the end of chapters include selections from scriptures and other important texts, eliminating the need for a separate scripture anthology. Now in full color, the supporting maps, photographs, chronologies, glossaries, and tables help contextualize each tradition and encourage further inquiry.

Religious Studies

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