Religion Today Series
Issue: Vol 5 No. 2 (2010)
Journal: Fieldwork in Religion
Subject Areas: Religious Studies Linguistics
Abstract:
Morgan reviews: COHN-SHERBOK, Dan. 2010. Judaism Today. London and New York: Continuum. 191 pp. ISBN 978 0 8264 3829 4 (hbk), ISBN 978 0 8264 2231 6 (pbk). £55.00 (hbk), £14.99 (pbk). CHRYSSIDES, George D. 2010. Christianity Today. London and New York: Continuum. 169 pp. ISBN 978 1 8470 6541 4 (hbk), ISBN 978 1 8470 6542 1 (pbk). £55.00 (hbk), £14.99 (pbk). GEAVES, Ron. 2010. Islam Today. London and New York: Continuum. 187 pp. ISBN 978 1 8470 6477 6 (hbk), ISBN 978 1 8470 6478 3 (pbk). £45.00 (hbk), £14.99 (pbk). JACOBS, Stephen. 2010. Hinduism Today. London and New York: Continuum. 182 pp. ISBN 978 0 8264 4027 3 (hbk), ISBN 0 8264 3065 6 (pbk). £45.00 (hbk), £14.99 (pbk).These four books add to the now long list of available general introductions to religious traditions aimed at undergraduate and general audiences, but have a distinctive emphasis and access through contemporary issues and case studies.
Author: Peggy Morgan