"Introduces students to key concepts in religious studies through a compelling problem-solving framework. This new
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English Pages 444 Year 2013
Table of contents :
Introducing a critical thinking approach to religious studies --
Methods of studying religion --
Would you believe! Religious beliefs and their reasons --
The right to sacred things: symbol, myth, and ritual --
Inside the religious brain: new research into religious experience --
Trouble in the global village: violence in the name of religion --
Making it after all: the future of religion.