Experiencing the World's Religions provides a clear and compelling account of the world's major religious traditions. With an engaging narrative and powerful photographs from around the globe, the text conveys the vitality and richness of the world's religions. It views religion as a living cultural wellspring that not only concerns systems of belief but how those beliefs are expressed in ceremonies, food, clothing, art, architecture, pilgrimage, scripture, and music. The text goes beyond traditional approaches to personally connect students with the traditions discussed. With additional pedagogy, primary source excerpts, expanded discussion of religious controversies, and more, this fifth edition has been thoroughly updated in both content and design to provide students with a better understanding of religion and the world at large.
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If I Were You I'd Buy The Newest Edition Possible,
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This review is from: Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge and Change (Paperback)
This is the newest edition of Molloy's classic text. At the end of this review I pasted my review of edition 3. But first, let me describe what you get in the 4th edition. . .
--------------------------- Edition 4 The first thing one notices is the similarities with the earlier edition. A few terms have been changed and tightened up for clarity and to be politically correct. The general outline of the chapters has been cleaned up a bit. A few of the illustrations have been updated. These make the book a better edition, but not worth bying a higher price than a the older edition. What makes the newer version worth the money? It's facts, figures, understanding of religions, etc. All through the book these have been updated. Religion is a field of studies that is constantly in flux. If you are not reading the most up to date texts, you are reading outdated information. It is the same thing that makes reading today's news more valuable than reading last year's news. Get the most recent edition possible. ----------------------------------- My old review of edition 3 I've used several college religion texts through the years. Each has its strengths and weaknesses. EXPERIENCING THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS is no exception. I especially like the chapters on Hinduism and modern religious expressions. This book comes close to labeling post-modernity without actually going out on a limb to predict the future. The last chapters elevate this book beyond the norm for religious textbooks. The author includes a personal experience (which I like) in each chapter and a hypothetical experience for the reader (which I find distracting) opens each chapter. It doesn't put quite as much emphasis on basic (oral) religions as some texts. For instance, I wish it had a little more on Native American and Traditional African religions. This is an excellent text for the instructor who is able to bring supplemental material into the classroom. Someone embarking on a private study of world religions should not feel as if the surface has been scratched until more than one text is read. I also reviewed RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD by Hopfe & Woodward. The two texts compliment each other nicely.
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Emphasizing experience,
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This review is from: Experiencing the World's Religions: Tradition, Challenge and Change (Paperback)
This is the review of the 3rd edition.
This is a good introductory textbook. Each religion is introduced with a "First Encounter", based on the author's travels. The chapter then proceeds to describe the history, timeline, basic teachings and practice, and art and literature. Photographs give a taste of the iconography, temples or shrines, and worshippers of each faith, all done in a respectful manner. The chapter on each religion concludes with personal story from the author (for example, visiting the Dalai Lama or inside the monastery on Mount Athos), and then thoughts on the contemporary developments on the religion. These reflect the author's opinion at the time (2005), and I suspect would change from edition to edition. The final chapter "The Modern Search" is perhaps more of an essay on the authors own view on contemporary issues, and perhaps seems focused on the west. At times the text seems like a travelogue, but I do think that allows the reader to focus on cultural aspect.
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A Tad Bit on The Biased Side,
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This review is from: Experiencing the World's Religions (Paperback)
The book is very informative and descriptive about the religions it addresses. However, I found the author was more romantic when he was describing Eastern religions (especially Buddhism) than when writing about the three monotheistic religions (Judaidsm, Christianity, and Islam)
It is good for acquiring basic background information and offers some nice extended reading.
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