Key Words in Christianity Ron Geaves Now $9.95 ISBN: 9781589011267 (1589011260) LC: 2006006890 Book (Paperback) 5 x 7 152 pages June 2006 Quantity:

Chosen as an Outstanding Title in 2007 by the American Association of School Libraries and the Public Library Association "[A] necessary and valuable contribution to religious studies and the study of religions that teachers, and especially students, in higher education institutions will very much welcome."—Teaching Theology and Religion Daily political events and the steady inevitability of globalism require that informed students and citizens learn something about religious traditions foreign to their own. Designed for both classroom and general use, these handy Key Words guidebooks are essential resources for those who want clear and concise explanations of common terms and unfamiliar concepts of major world religions. Each pocket-sized volume contains definitions for over 400 terms from religious principles and significant periods to noteworthy figures. A quick sampling of terms from this volume: Ascension Beatification Catechism Evangelical Humanae vitae Last Supper Martyr Repentance Sermon on the Mount Sample Definitions: Catechism The manual of Christian doctrine in a questions and answer format generally associated with teaching those preparing for Confirmation (see Confirmation). Sermon on the Mount The famous discourse of Jesus described in Chapter 5 of Matthew's gospel which provides the basis of Christian ethics (see Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer). Ron Geaves is professor of the comparative study of religion at Liverpool Hope University in England. Rights: North America

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