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The diversity of the world's religions has come to the West, but believers are often ill-equipped for any kind of serious engagement with non-Christians. In Encountering World Religions , professor and author Irving Hexham introduces all the world's major religious traditions in a brief and understandable way.
Hexham outlines key beliefs and practices in each religion, while also providing guidance on how to think critically about them from the perspective of Christian theology. African, yogic, and Abrahamic traditions are all covered. Accessible and clear, Encountering World Religions will provide formal and lay students alike with a useful Christian introduction to the major faiths of our world.
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The diversity of world religions has expanded in the West, but believers are often ill-equipped to engage seriously with non-Christians. In Encountering World Religions, professor and author Irving Hexham presents all of the world's major religious traditions in a brief and understandable way.
Hexham describes the main beliefs and practices of each religion, while also providing advice on how to think about them critically from the perspective of Christian theology. African, yogic and Abrahamic traditions are all covered. Accessible and clear, Meeting the World's Religions will provide formal and secular students with a useful Christian introduction to the major religions of our world.
ISBN: 9780310588603