Get Set for Religious Studies - Brossura

Corrywright, Dominic; Morgan, Peggy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 074862032X ISBN 13: 9780748620326

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2006

Riassunto

The transition from RE A level, or from entirely alternate roots (many RS students have not taken previous RS related courses), to Religious Studies at university requires some careful shepherding. The field is huge. This introductory book will provide a clear map for the key features of the terrain. The two main strands shaping the book define what religions are and explain how Religious Studies approaches the religions. The language is clear at the same time as introducing some of the key terminology used in the study of religions.

The study of religions and the academic discipline of Religious Studies are growing areas in tertiary education in the UK. The continued interest in RE AS and A level as well as the growth in cognate humanities and social sciences, such as Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, at AS/A level and GNVQ level indicates the significant interest amongst students on matters that pertain to culture and humanity in general. Students realise that religion is a driving force in contemporary culture and the study of it is central to understanding the contemporary world. The statistics on religious belief bear out their interest: four billion out of the six billion people who inhabit the world profess religious belief; even in the 'secular' societies of the Western world religiosity is growing and changing--a recent BBC poll stated that 70% of people in the UK believe in a 'higher being' or spiritual force.

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Dominic Corrywright is Senior Lecturer and Field Chair in the Study of Religions at Oxford Brookes University. Before coming to Oxford Brookes he taught in secondary education for ten years. He was also an examiner for GCSE and A level in Religious Studies and History. His key research interests and publications are related to New Age and Alternative spiritualities, and New Religious Movements.

Peggy Morgan is Lecturer in Study of Religions At Mansfield College, Oxford and a member of the University of Oxford Faculty of Theology. From 2000-2003 she was Honorary President of the British Association for the Study of Religions. Her key research areas are Contemporary Buddhism. She has written widely about ethics in religious traditions and religions in the modern world.

Dominic Corrywright is Senior Lecturer and Field Chair, Study of Religions at the Oxford Brookes University Peggy Morgan is Lecturer in Study of Religions at the University of Oxford

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 074862032X
• ISBN 13: 9780748620326
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 196
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile