Religion in the Contemporary World Aldridge Alan
Religion in the Contemporary World Aldridge Alan In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Almost…
Specifikacia Religion in the Contemporary World Aldridge Alan
Religion in the Contemporary World Aldridge Alan
In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Almost all societies seek to cultivate religions and faith communities as sources of social stability and engines of social progress. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies.
Major themes in the revised edition include the recently erupted 'culture war' between progressive secularists and They also try to combat real and imagined abuses and excess, regulating cults that brainwash vulnerable people, containing fundamentalism that threatens democracy and the progress of science, and identifying terrorists who threaten atrocities in the name of religion.The third edition has been carefully revised to make sure it is fully up to date with recent developments and debates.