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1. Beginning Your Study of World Religions.
2. Encountering Indigenous Religions: Ways to Communal Life.
3. Encountering Hinduism: Many Paths to Liberation.
4. Encountering Jainism: The Austere Way to Liberation.
5. Encountering Buddhism: The Middle Path to Liberation.
6. Encountering Sikhism: The Way of God’s Name.
7. Encountering Daoism and Confucianism: Two Views of the Eternal Way.
8. Encountering Shinto: The Way of the Kami.
9. Encountering Zoroastrianism: The Way of the One Wise Lord.
10. Encountering Judaism: The Way of God’s People.
11. Encountering Christianity: The Way of Jesus Christ.
12. Encountering Islam: The Straight Path of the One God.
13. Encountering New Religious Movements: Modern Ways to Alternative Meanings.
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Robert E. Van Voorst
Dr. Robert E. Van Voorst is Professor of New Testament Studies at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, and former professor of religion at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he was named Teacher of the Year in 1995. He has served as a visiting professor in Oxford University and Zhejiang University in China. Van Voorst has written frequently on religious studies in noted journals and reference works. In addition, he has authored numerous books, including six with Cengage Learning: RELG: WORLD, 3rd Edition; READINGS IN CHRISTIANITY, 3rd Edition; ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES, 9th Edition; ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES: EASTERN RELIGIONS; ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES: WESTERN RELIGIONS; and READING THE NEW TESTAMENT TODAY, now also in a Chinese version. Other books by Van Voorst include BUILDING YOUR NEW TESTAMENT GREEK VOCABULARY, 3rd Edition; THE ASCENTS OF JAMES, a recovery and commentary on a second-century Jewish-Christian document; and JESUS OUTSIDE THE NEW TESTAMENT, an examination of traditions about Jesus in ancient classical and Jewish documents, now also in Italian.
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More attention is paid to women’s and gender issues throughout, and to the contributions of female scholars to the study of religion.
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New and updated topics and discussions in this edition include Hindu nationalism, Hindu life in the United States, the relationship of Shinto and secularism in Japan, positions on same-sex marriage and ordination by the three branches of Judaism and rising anti-Semitism in the 2020s.
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Chapter 11 includes new coverage of the differences between traditional and contemporary worship in Protestantism and a new discussion of differing views of baptism.
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Chapter 12 includes a new section on Islam in China and updated treatment of the Islamic State (IS).
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Comparing Religions exercises have been added to Chapters 2–13 and are now also assignable in MindTap for all chapters.
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Each history section is now more concise and timelines for each faith have been placed at the end of the history sections to be more accessible.
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The YouTube channel for the text has been thoroughly updated and expanded with the latest video enrichment resources.
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MindTap includes the full text, study tools, a wealth of activities that help students comprehend key chapter concepts and compare different world religions and access to a curated YouTube video channel.
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