{"product_id":"9781589011250","title":"Key Words in Religious Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eDaily political events and the steady inevitability of globalism require that informed students and citizens learn something about religious traditions foreign to their own. Designed for both classroom and general use, these handy \u003ci\u003eKey Words\u003c\/i\u003e guidebooks are essential resources for those who want clear and concise explanations of common terms and unfamiliar concepts of major world religions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach pocket-sized volume contains definitions for over 400 terms from religious principles and significant periods to noteworthy figures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA quick sampling of terms from this volume:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgnosticismCanonExegesisGraceLiberation TheologyMonotheismParableRitualTheocracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample Definitions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExegesis \u003c\/b\u003e The process of explaining a sacred text in order to penetrate further into the author's meaning or to apply new interpretations based upon contemporary situations or enhanced knowledge (see \u003ci\u003ehermeneutics, sacred texts\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonotheism \u003c\/b\u003e The worship of one God regarded as the sole and universal creator of the universe, typically expressed in the religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. However varieties of monotheism can also be found in Indian traditions. Monotheistic beliefs classically assert that such a deity is personal, caring for and involving itself in the affairs of human beings through revelation (see \u003ci\u003edeism, monism, henotheism, polytheism, revelation\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049821061360,"sku":"9781589011250","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781589011250_p0.jpg?v=1763808606","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781589011250","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}