Religion and Culture in the West: A Primer
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 130
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 132
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Religion and Culture in the West: A Primer offers an introduction to the relationship of religion and culture in the West and reviews some of the ways this relationship may be understood.
Religion and Culture in the West: A Primer:
- presents a wide variety of approaches to the topic and differing interpretations.
- defines basic technical terms, explicates major theories, and highlights central issues.
- aims to fill several small but distinct gaps in literature.
Chapter 1 Understanding Religion in a Cultural Context
Chapter 2 The Axial Age: Transcendental Religions and Those They Replaced
Chapter 3 Secularization
Chapter 4 The Secularization Dispute and Beyond: Religion and Western Culture Today
Coda The Question of Religious Resurgence in the Contemporary West
Appendix 1 “The Dialogue Decalogue: Ground Rules for Interreligious, Interideological Dialogue”
Appendix 2 Review Questions
Brief Bibliography of Reliable Texts in Religious Studies
Index