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Gods in the Global Village: The World’s Religions in Sociological Perspective

By Lester R. Kurtz

Book information

Publisher
SAGE
Year
2015
ISBN
1483374122, 9781483374123
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4767000 bytes)
Series
Sociology for a New Century Series
Edition
4
Pages
416\468
Time added
2016-08-24 08:41:08
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Description

In a world plagued by religious conflict, how can the various religious and secular traditions coexist peacefully on the planet? And, what role does sociology play in helping us understand the state of religious life in a globalizing world? In the Fourth Edition ofGods in the Global Village, author Lester Kurtz continues to address these questions. This text is an engaging, thought-provoking examination of the relationships among the major faith traditions that inform the thinking and ethical standards of most people in the emerging global social order. Thoroughly updated to reflect recent events, the book discusses the role of religion in our daily lives and global politics, and the ways in which religion is both an agent of, and barrier to, social change.

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