The World's Religions: Worldviews and Contemporary IssuesWilliam A. Young employs a set of engaging, essential questions to draw students into a concise, contemporary study of the world's religions. Coverage includes major religions, as well as indigenous religions and new religious movements, providing basic history and worldviews of each. Unlike other leading texts on the market, Young devotes an entire section to twenty-first century ethical concerns--ecology, economics, war, capital punishment, abortion, euthanasia, gender, and sexual orientation--describing in a balanced manner how world religions understand and address these issues. FREE! BOUND INTO EVERY NEW COPY of "The World's Religions is The Sacred World: Encounters with the World's Religions, " Prentice Hall's new student tutorial on CD-ROM for world religion. Containing over 60 video segments on nine of the world's leading religions, it vividly illustrates key rituals and beliefs. Also included are a glossary of terms and self-assessment questions on the web tied directly to The Sacred World, to help improve student comprehension. The Sacred World brings the color, sound, and beauty of the world's religions right to students ...no matter where in the world they are! ALSO FREE! AND BUNDLED WITH EVERY NEW COPY of The World's Religions is Prentice Hall's exclusive TIME "Special Edition: World Religions." Recent articles and essays on the world's major religions bring currency to students' study of religion. Articles are highlighted at the end of chapters. |
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... euthanasia " is widely viewed as ethical , whereas " active euthanasia " is still considered homicide . Those who engage in active " mercy killing " are often tried and sometimes ( but rarely ) convicted of a se- rious crime . Some ...
... euthanasia , since Mahavira and other heroes of the faith took a path of voluntary euthanasia as a way of overcoming their karmic build up . However , when euthanasia is understood to mean the compassionate relieving of the suffering of ...
... Euthanasia . Washington , DC : Uni- versity Publications of America . HUMPHRY , DEREK , 1988. The Right to Die : Understanding Euthanasia . New York : Harper & Row . LARUE , GERALD A. , 1985. Euthanasia and Religion : A Survey of the ...
Contents
Why Are People Religious? | 7 |
How Will We Study the Worlds | 13 |
Chapter Summary | 20 |
Copyright | |
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