{"product_id":"9780190690816","title":"Invitation to World Religions","description":"\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a unique, consistent, and modular chapter structure--\"Teachings,\" \"History,\" and \"Ways of Life\"--and numerous pedagogical features, \u003cem\u003eInvitation to World Religions\u003c\/em\u003e invites students to explore the world's great religions with respect and a sense of wonder. This chapter structure enables students to navigate each religion in a consistent and systematic way and helps students to make comparisons between religions. The book describes the essential features of each religion and shows how the religions have responded to basic human needs and to the cultural contexts in which they developed. The authors also encourage students to develop an appreciation for what religious beliefs and practices actually mean to their adherents.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA consistent, modular chapter structure\u003c\/strong\u003e--\"Teachings, \"History,\" and \"Ways of Life\"--enables students to navigate each religion in a consistent and systematic way and helps them to make comparisons between religions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA lucid and accessible writing style\u003c\/strong\u003e imparts a sense of invitation, welcoming students into the beliefs and practices of religious adherents around the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA large team of authors with diverse specialties\u003c\/strong\u003e ensures that each religion is covered with true expertise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Voices\"\u003c\/strong\u003e presents personal, candid interviews with a diverse array of people share the ways in which they live their faiths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Seeking Answers\" sections\u003c\/strong\u003e at the end of each chapter encourage students to compare the ways in which different religions address the same essential questions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Visual Guides\"\u003c\/strong\u003e offer keys to important religious symbols in easy-to-read tables for quick reference and comparison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter-opening maps and timelines throughout the text\u003c\/strong\u003e provide geographical, social, and political context for each religion's development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"For Review\" and \"For Further Reflection\" questions\u003c\/strong\u003e prompt students to reexamine essential concepts and invite students to think critically and to engage in deeper analyses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey terms\u003c\/strong\u003e are boldfaced at their first appearance and defined in the glossaries that follow each chapter and also in the glossary at the back of the book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggestions for further reading\u003c\/strong\u003e direct students to some of the best and most recent print and online resources on each tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA wealth of rich, robust, and relevant color photographs and illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e keep students visually engaged\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008716947696,"sku":"9780190690816","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780190690816_p0.jpg?v=1763659879","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780190690816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}