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Introducing religion : from inside and outside / Robert S. Ellwood, Jr.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, c1983.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 214 p.; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0134774973
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL 48 .E45
Contents:
Contents:
Scenarios for the real self
History of religion on planet earth
Oases of the mind: the psychology of religion
Magic doorways: symbol, rite and religion
Traveling together: the sociology of religion
Truth messages: The conceptual expression of religion
Religion and the future
Summary: This introductory survey to religious studies starts from everyday religious problems, questions and experiences. Emphasizing the concept of religion as "scenarios for the real self", this book provides balanced coverage of religious expression, and draws examples from a range of world religions.
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Bibliography: p. 205-210 Includes index

Contents:

Scenarios for the real self

History of religion on planet earth

Oases of the mind: the psychology of religion

Magic doorways: symbol, rite and religion

Traveling together: the sociology of religion

Truth messages: The conceptual expression of religion

Religion and the future

This introductory survey to religious studies starts from everyday religious problems, questions and experiences. Emphasizing the concept of religion as "scenarios for the real self", this book provides balanced coverage of religious expression, and draws examples from a range of world religions.

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