REL 252: Interfaith Understanding and Global Christianities: Background Information

This volume brings together scholars of religion to identify and examine conceptions and interpretations of dignity within different religious and philosophical perspectives (including Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Protestantism, Islam, and Humanism) and their applications to contemporary issues of conflict (gendered violence, religious violence, racial violence, immigration, ecology, and religious peacemaking).

An interdisciplinary exploration of definitions, method, issues, and opportunities for interreligious studies as an academic field.

Examining the religious history of interfaith dialogue among conservative evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons, Young argues that the formation of the Religious Right was not some brilliant political strategy hatched on the eve of a history-altering election but rather the latest iteration of a religious debate that had gone on for decades.

A detailed chronological overview of the history of Christianity, including social, political, and regional aspects as well as theological. The chapters are written by experts in each topic area covered.

A quick place to locate basic information about figures, events, and topics in Native North American mythology, from all tribes and periods. Includes a useful bibliography.

An excellent source for information on the Jewish people and religion, offering scholarly and in-depth articles, recently updated to include current research on historical and contemporary topics.

Essays cover a variety of topics related to Buddhism.

Provides detailed information about Hinduism; entries contain bibliographies.

Provides an overview of individuals, concepts, and topics related to Islam.

Covers creeds, cultural and social issues, important people and institutions, theology, and the diverse traditions and faith groups that make up Protestantism, both historically and in contemporary times.

This two volume work provides an overview of Taoism; entries contain bibliographies, which can help in locating other sources.

This encyclopedia covers many general topics, but is particularly thorough in its coverage of Catholic doctrine, history, and traditional practice. Includes many illustrations.

Offers overview articles on a wide variety of topics including places, people, faith traditions, and controversial issues such as creationism.

Covers a broad range of historical and contemporary topics related to religion in America and includes extensive bibliographies.

This multi-volume set covers the intersection of culture and various religions in American life, as well as various views individual traditions have toward topics such as the body, death, and sexuality. The set also includes a richness of primary source materials.