The Sacred Quest: An invitation to the Study of Religion - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780205191314

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by Lawrence Cunningham (Author), John Kelsay (Author)

Examines the main ideas that characterize all religious thought and practice.

The Sacred Quest takes a thematic and comparative approach to the study of religion. It gives equal weight to theoretical issues and practices reflected in the major world religions.

The text identifies the theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion and focuses on fundamental topics such as ritual and sacred language.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book readers will be able to:

Recognize main ideas that characterize all religious thought and practice
Identify theoretical issues surrounding the study of religion
Recognize fundamental topics of religion: ritual, sacred communication, and morality

Author Biography

Lawrence S. Cunningham is the John A. O'Brien Professor of Theology (Emeritus) at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author or editor of over 25 books and is the Christianity editor of the forthcoming Norton Anthology of World Religions.

John Kelsay is the Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Ethics at the Florida State University. He also serves as Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Kelsay's research and teaching focus is on moral and political aspects of religion. He has particular interests in Christian and Muslim perspectives on war. Professor Kelsay's most recent book in this area is Arguing the Just War in Islam (Harvard, 2007).

Number of Pages: 176

Dimensions: 0.3 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: January 06, 2012

$181.42

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