6th Edition
Introducing Religion Religious Studies for the Twenty-First Century
Preface
1. How to Study Religion
2. History of Religion on Planet Earth
3. Myth: Our Lives, and the World’s, Are Stories
4. Why Evil?
5. Doorways to Other Worlds: Symbol, Rite, and Religion
6. Oases of the Mind: The Psychology of Religion
7. Inner Adventure: Walking the Path, and Monks Who Hated God
8. Faith Through Form: Religion and Art
9. Ghost Marriages and Country Music: Popular Religion
10. Infinite Information, Worlds Without End: The Internet, Religion, and Virtual Realities
11. Travelling Together: The Sociology of Religion
12. Truth Messages: The Conceptual Expression of Religion
13. How Shall We Live? Religion and Ethics
14. Horror and Glory: Religion Confronting War
15. Worlds to Come: Religious Eschatology and the Afterlife
Journey's End
Appendix: Studying Religion
Glossary
Index
Biography
Robert S. Ellwood is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Religion at the University of Southern California, USA. He is the author of over twenty-five books, including Many Peoples, Many Faiths, The Fifties Spiritual Marketplace, The Sixties Spiritual Awakening, and Islands of the Dawn.
Patrick Horn is Lecturer in Religion at Hope International University and a past President of the American Society for the Philosophy of Religion.
