Global Gods: Exploring the Role of Religions in Modern Societies - Softcover

Shenk, David W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0836190068 ISBN 13: 9780836190069

Publisher: Herald Press, 1995

Synopsis

David W. Shenk looks at world religions and ideologies from the viewpoint of a Christian experienced in interfaith dialogue. Global Gods explores ten religious or ideoogical options, including African traditional religion, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, the European Enlightenment, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Marxism, and Platonism. The author honestly assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each major stream. And he interacts with sophisticated currents of thought while keeping his presentation clear and accessible.

Global Gods contributes to the growing conversation about the role of religion and ideology in society. In an increasingly pluralistic world, the issues Shenk explores are not only theoretical but have practical urgency.

Selected by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association as one of the top five missions/evangelism books (1996).

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This book explores ten religious or ideological options, including African traditional religion, Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, the European Enlightenment, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Marxism, and Platonism.

About the Author:

<p>David W. Shenk was born and raised in a Christian missionary home in Tanzania. For ten years he was involved in educational work in Islamic Somalia and lectured in comparative religion and church history at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya for six years. Since 1980, Shenk has been based at Eastern Mennonite Missions (EMM) headquarters, Salunga, Pennsylvania, where he helps to coordinate interfaith commitments. He is the author of many books, including <i>A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue</i>, <i>Christian. Muslim. Friend.</i> and <i>Surprises of the Christian Way</i>.</p>

About this edition

• Publisher: Herald Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0836190068
• ISBN 13: 9780836190069
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 400