Jews, Christians, Muslims

A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions
3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-96717-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 574 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 280 mm

Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions compares Judaism, Christianity, and Islam using seven common themes which are equally relevant to each tradition.

Designed to provoke critical thinking, this text addresses the cultural frameworks of religious meanings and explores the similarities and differences among Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as it explains the ongoing process of interpretation in each religion. The following themes are covered in each religion:

- Scripture and Tradition

- Monotheism

- Authority

- Worship and Ritual

- Ethics

- Material Culture

- The Political Order

- Gender, Sex and Family

This third edition is fully updated throughout with a new introduction exploring religious diversity, new discussions of gender, sex, and family integrated into previous sections, detailed analysis of religious ethics covering topics such as war, the environment, and capital punishment, discussion of global aspects of monotheism such as missionizing, imperialism, and postcolonialism, and new images and inset text boxes to help guide students and instructors.

The book is an ideal resource for anyone wanting an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Western and World Religions.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corrigan, John

Eire, Carlos M. N.

Baskin, Judith R.

Gaiser, Adam

Leverage, Megan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I. Scripture and Tradition  1. Scripture and Tradition in Judaism  2. Scripture and Tradition in Christianity  3. Scripture and Tradition in Islam  Part II. Monotheism  4. Monotheism in Judaism  5. Monotheism in Christianity  6. Monotheism in Islam  Part III. Authority  7. Authority in Judaism  8. Authority in Christianity
9. Authority in Islam  Part IV. Worship and Ritual  10. Worship and Ritual in Judaism  11. Worship and Ritual in Christianity  12. Worship and Ritual in Islam  Part V. Ethics  13. Ethics in Judaism  14. Ethics in Christianity  15. Ethics in Islam  Part VI. Material Culture  16. Material Culture in Judaism  17. Material Culture in Christianity  18. Material Culture in Islam  Part VII. Religion and the Political Order  19. Religion and the Political Order in Judaism  20. Religion and the Political Order in Christianity  21. Religion and the Political Order in Islam

Über Autor(innen)

John Corrigan is Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished Professor of Religion and Professor of History at Florida State University, USA.

Carlos M. N. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University, USA.

Judith R. Baskin is Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities, and Associate Dean for Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Oregon, USA.

Adam Gaiser is Professor of Religion at Florida State University, USA.

Megan Leverage is Lecturer in the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University, USA.