| Religious Foundations of Western Civilization: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687332028 ISBN-13: 9780687332021 Publisher: Abingdon Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2006 Annotation: Religion defines the foundations of the West. Christianity, meeting at specific times and places with Judaism and Islam, from ancient times to the present day, has formed the basis for Western civilization. The confrontation between Islam and Christianity brought centuries of strife; the conflict between Judaism and Christianity precipitated an unending debate, full of recrimination. Nevertheless, the three religions defined for the West the human situation; determined the goals of the social order; influenced the arts, architecture, music, and literature; preserved philosophy, science, and technology; and engaged one another in religious, political, and cultural dialogue. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 200.918 |
| LCCN: 2005019409 |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 5.96" W x 9.02" L (2.09 lbs) 686 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Theometrics - Academic |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: Library Journal 03/01/2006 pg. 93 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: World Religions Religious Foundations of Western Civilization introduces students to the major Western world religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--their beliefs, key concepts, history, as well as the fundamental role they have played, and continue to play, in Western culture. Contributors include: Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck, Bruce D. Chilton, Th. Emil Homerin, Jon D. Levenson, William Scott Green, Seymour Feldman, Elliot R. Wolfson, James A. Brundage, Olivia Remie Constable, and Amila Buturovic. "This book provides a superb source of information for scientists and scholars from all disciplines who are trying to understand religion in the context of human cultural evolution." David Sloan Wilson, Professor, Departments of Biology and Anthropology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York This is the right book at the right time. Globalization, religious revivalism, and international politics have made it more important than ever to appreciate the significant contributions of the Children of Abraham to the formation and development of Western civilization.John L. Esposito, University Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Muslm-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology, and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. General Interest/Other Religions/Comparative Religion |
Contributor Bio(s): Neusner, Jacob: - Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism; Senior Fellow, Institute of Advanced Theology, Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Chilton, Bruce: - Bruce D. Chilton is the Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion; Chaplain of the College; Executive Director of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. |
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