Introduction to the Study of ReligionThis introductory text helps students think through the basic questions that arise in the study of religion. What is the nature of religious experience? How does religion shape the actions of individuals and communities? How does religion promote or inhibit human development and well being? This throroughly revised edition has been updated throughout, including new examples, new themes such as religious fundamentalism and violence, and a new emphasis

Franciscan School of Theology

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Tony's younger brother

the image of the perfect community and the image of the church in its ideal form: not a hierarchy of power

The suffering of anyone or any part of the earth is a desecration to us all

and You’ll Never Be Younger

Moving and inspiring

Additional essays are collected in The Missionary Movement in Christian History and The Cross-Cultural Process in Christian History

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He tells them startling things (since the end of World War II

It is with preoccupations that are our alone

"—Amos Yong