World Religions and Their Missions; Second Edition

By: Aaron J. Ghiloni (Editor)

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Hardcover | 17 February 2015

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366 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 2.06

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Schleiermacher maintained that <<to make proselytes out of unbelievers is deeply engrained in the character of religion.>> But why do religions proselytize? Do all religions seek conversions? How are religions adapting their proclamations in a deeply plural world? This book provides a detailed analysis of the missionary impulse as it is manifested across a range of religious and irreligious traditions. World Religions and Their Missions systematically compares the motives and methods of the <> of Atheism, the Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Mormonism. The text also develops innovative frameworks for interreligious encounters and comparative mission studies.

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<<'World Religions and Their Missions' is a valuable contribution to a range of sub-disciplines in religious studies, including mission studies, scholarship on religion and globalization, and inter-faith dialogue. Aaron J. Ghiloni and the contributing authors explore what it means for a religion to be considered 'missionary,' the long shadow cast by Christianity (so often taken as the normative model of 'religion'), and the strategies of religious missions in the twenty-first century. The exploration of seven religions/non-religions is framed by three nuanced chapters on the varieties of mission, the comparative study of mission, and a democratic framework in which mission and inter-religious dialogue can both take place and flourish.>> (Carole M. Cusack, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Sydney)
<> (James Cox, Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, University of Edinburgh)
<> (Moojan Momen, Author of Understanding Religion: A Thematic Approach)

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