Get set for religious studies / Dominic Corrywright and Peggy Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corrywright, Dominic, 1967-

Contributor:

Morgan, Peggy (Religious studies teacher)

Series:

Get set for university

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--Study and teaching (Higher).

Religion.

Physical Description:

vi, 196 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The study of religions and the academic discipline of Religious Studies are growing areas in UK tertiary education, as 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; and even in the 'secular' societies of the Western world, religiosity is growing and changing.

This introductory book provides a clear map for the key features of this terrain. The two main strands shaping the book define what religions are and explain how Religious Studies approaches the religions. The authors' language is clear as they introduce some of the key terminology used in the study of religions.

The book will appeal to school/college Religious Studies students, as well as readers completely new to the subject who seek a short introduction to the range of approaches to Religious Studies likely to be covered at university.

Dominic Corrywright is Field Chair in the Study of Religions at Oxford Brookes University. Peggy Morgan is lecturer in the Study of Religions, Mansfield College, University of Oxford.

Contents:

Part I Religion and the Study of Religions

1 Describing and Defining Religion 7

2 Grouping Religions 18

Part II Perspectives in the Study of Religions

3 Study of Religions and Theology 45

4 Study of Religions and Phenomenology 55

5 Study of Religions and Philosophy 64

6 Study of Religions and Anthropology 72

7 Study of Religions and Sociology 81

8 Study of Religions and Psychology 90

9 Study of Religions and Identity 98

Part III Study Skills in Religious Studies

11 Learning, Reading and Assessment 121

12 Making the Most of Assessments 144

13 Writing with Confidence 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

074862032X

OCLC:

64555266

Publisher Number:

9780748620326