Religious Studies and Theology: An Introduction

by Helen R. Bond, Seth D. Kunin, Francesca Murphy

Overview

Though they are intimately related, most textbooks cover either religious studies or theology, leaving students lacking in exposure to one or the other of these associated disciplines. Religious Studies and Theology: An Introduction offers a comprehensive introduction to both subjects in one inclusive volume.
The text is written in an accessible style and is meant for beginning students and all those interested in learning about these fields. It is divided into six sections, including Theories of Religion; World Religions; Biblical Studies; Practical Theology; Systematic Theology; and The Philosophy of Religion. The volume also contains a guide for further reading as well as boxes to explain key terms. Offering thorough and cutting-edge coverage of all aspects of these fields, it is the only introduction to the whole of religious studies and theology in a single-volume format.
Contributors: Douglas J. Davies, Seth D. Kunin, Hugh Goddard, Martin A. Mills, Matthew Wood, F. Michael Perko, Paul Ellingworth, Ken Aitken, Helen K. Bond, John Swinton, Henry R. Sefton, Francesca Aran Murphy, and Derek Cross.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814799130
Publisher:	New York University Press
Publication date:	05/01/2003
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.54(d)

About the Author

Helen Bond is Lecturer in New Testament, Language, Literature and Theology at the University of Edinburgh.

Seth D. Kunin is Head of the School of Divinity and Religious Studies and Francesca Murphy is Reader in Systematic Theology, both at the University of Aberdeen.

Francesca Murphy is Reader in Systematic Theology, both at the University of Aberdeen.

Table of Contents

	Notes on the Contributors	v
	Acknowledgements	viii
	Introduction	1
Part I	Religious Studies
Section 1	Theories of Religion	7
1	The Theology of Religion	7
2	Psychological and Phenomenological Theories of Religion	31
3	Anthropological and Sociological Theories of Religion	55
Section 2	Case Studies	95
1	Indigenous Traditions and Anthropological Theory	95
2	Judaism	119
3	Christianity	161
4	Islam	185
5	Hinduism and Buddhism	223
6	New Religious Movements and the New Age	265
7	Recent Trends in Religion	283
Part II	Theology
Section 1	Biblical Studies	313
1	Ways of Reading the Bible	313
2	Introduction to the Hebrew Bible	327
3	Introduction to the New Testament	349
Section 2	Practical Theology	379
1	What is Practical Theology?	379
Section 3	Systematic Theology	411
1	An Overview of Christian History	411
2	Christology from the Apostolic Age to Chalcedon	435
3	The Bases of Systematic Theology	457
4	The Holy Spirit, Creeds and the Church	485
5	Revelation and the Trinity	509
Section 4	Philosophy of Religion	537
1	The Philosophy of Religion	537
	Select Bibliography	609
	Index	618

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