Featuringaunique,consistent,andmodularchapterstructure--“Teachings,““History,“and“WayofLife“--andnumerouspedagogicalfeatures,InvitationtoWorldReligionsinvitesstudentstoexploretheworld’sgreatreligionswithrespectandasenseofwonder.Thischapterstructureenablesstudentstonavigateeachreligioninaconsistentandsystematicwayandhelpsstudentstomakecomparisonsbetweenreligions.Thebookdescribestheessentialfeaturesofeachreligionandshowshowtheyhaverespondedtobasichumanneedsandtotheculturalcontextsinwhichtheydeveloped.Theauthorsalsoencouragestudentstodevelopanappreciationforwhatreligiousbeliefsandpracticesactuallymeantotheiradherents.
““History TEACHINGS HISTORY WORLD
