True Religion
eBook - PDF

True Religion

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

True Religion

About this book

Through reference to plays, poetry, novels, films and painting, this manifesto traces the genealogy of 'true religion' in the western world and makes six controversial claims about the past, present and future of religion.

  • Traces a transformation in the way religion is understood and performed in the western world.
  • Makes several major claims about the past, present and future of true religion.
  • Uses cultural metaphors as ways into understanding religion.
  • Refers to plays, poetry, novels, paintings and films, including Romeo and Juliet, Moby Dick, The Exorcist and Stigmata.
  • Suggests that the end of wars between nations could result in a return of wars of faith.
  • Part of the prestigious Blackwell Manifestos series.

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Yes, you can access True Religion by Graham Ward in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Religion. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780631221739
eBook ISBN
9780470779811
Edition
1
Subtopic
Religion

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Introduction:A Manifesto
  4. 1 Religion Before and After Secularism
  5. 2 True Religion and Temporal Goods
  6. 3 True Religion and Consumption
  7. 4 True Religion as Special Effect
  8. Afterword
  9. Notes
  10. Index