Global Gods: Exploring the Role of Religions in Modern Societies

by David W. Shenk

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).

Paperback

First published June 1, 1995

Reviews

[Aurimas Gudas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Turbūt įdomiausia buvo paskaityti apie priežastis kodėl Afrikoje tiek mažai budistų. Afrikoje dauguma žmonių tiki antgamtiniu dvasių veikimu. Čia populiarus burtininkavimas, šamanizmas. Budizmas neigia bet kokį antgamtinį veikimą, todėl afrikiečiams čia kertasi su jų pasaulėžiūra ir budizmas jiems neatrodo patrauklus.

[Joshua Reinders · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having taken a class led by the author of this book, his gentle, thoughtful, Christian mind is readily apparent throughout the text. It explores many major world religions, but he is an expert in Christian engagement with Islam and it shows.

[E Ei · Rating 2 out of 5]

inspiring, to know world religions, in shenk`s view..