This substantial volume of thirty-three original chapters covers the full range of issues in religious diversity. An indispensable guide for scholars and students, its essays make novel contributions and are crafted by recognized experts who represent a wide variety of religious and philosophical perspectives and backgrounds. INDICE: List of Contributors; Introduction; 1.: Contours of Religious Diversity; Chapter 1 - Martin E. Marty: Historical Reflections on Religious Diversity; Chapter 2 - Ian S. Markham: A Religious Studies Approach to Questions about Religious Diversity; Chapter 3 - Peter Byrne: A Philosophical Approach to Questions about Religious; Diversity; Chapter 4 - Michele Dillon: A Sociological Approach to Questions about Religious; Diversity; 2.: Key Issues Relevantto Religious Diversity; Theological and Philosophical Issues; Chapter 5 - Joseph Runzo: Pluralism and Relativism; Chapter 6 - Paul K. Moser: Religious Exclusivism; Chapter 7 - Keith E. Yandell: The Diversity of Religious Experience; Chapter 8 - Sallie B. King: Interreligious Dialogue; Chapter 9 - Paul J. Griffiths: The Religious Alien; Chapter 10 - Leonard J. Swidler: Religious Diversity and a Global Ethic; Chapter 11 - Gavin D'Costa: Theology Amidst Religious Diversity; Chapter 12 - Michael L. Peterson: Religious Diversity, Theodicy, and the Problem of Evil; Chapter 13 - Keith Ward: Religion and Revelation; Sociological and Public Policy Issues; Chapter 14 - Peter Beyer: Religious Diversity and Globalization; Chapter 15 - Frederick W. Norris: Religious Demographics and the New Diversity; Chapter 16 - Peter B. Clarke: New Religious Movements in Global Perspective; Chapter 17 - George Yancey: Religion, Race, and Ethnicity;Chapter 18 - John G. Stackhouse, Jr.: Religious Diversity, Secularization, and; Postmodernity; Chapter 19 - Christian Smith and Brandon Vaidyanathan: Religion and Multiple; Modernities; Chapter 20 - Jessica Stern, Dalia Mogahed, and Tom Pyszczynski: Religious Engagement; and Violence; Chapter 21 - David Basinger: Religious Diversity and Public Education; Chapter 22 - Roger S. Gottlieb: Global Religion and the Environment; 3.: Differing Perspectives on Religious Diversity; Multi-faith Perspectives; Chapter 23 - Arvind Sharma: A Hindu Perspective; Chapter 24 - David Burton: A Buddhist Perspective; Chapter 25 - Kwasi Wiredu: An African Religions Perspective; Chapter 26 - Chung-ying Cheng: A Chinese Religions Perspective; Chapter 27 - David Shatz: A Jewish Perspective; Chapter 28 - Charles Taliaferro: A Christian Perspective; Chapter 29 - Majid Fakhry: An Islamic Perspective; Gender and World Perspectives; Chapter 30 - PamelaSue Anderson: A Feminist Perspective; Chapter 31 - Bruce Ellis Benson: A Continental Perspective; Chapter 32 - Michael Ruse: A Naturalistic Perspective; Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-534013-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 23/12/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés