Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
David W. Shenk covers the major current human options for making meaning out of life. Shenk identifies more local religious options and four truly global options -- Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Marxism.
Global Gods is a fresh approach to comparative religions. It is a substantial contribution to the developing literature and widespread interest concerning the role of religion in human society.
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).
Synopsis
David W.Shenk identifies more local religious options and four truly global options--Buddism, Christianity, Islam, and Marxism. Selected by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association as one of the top five missions/evangelism books. Second edition 1999. 404 Pages.