Christine Ortega Gaurkee – författare

Many young people fear that if they ask the wrong question about a religion or belief system, they'll be seen as insensitive or unintelligent...But to Jessica deVega—a high school religion teacher and a professor of religion—there are no bad questions, and nothing is too taboo to ask. All You Want to Know But Didn't Think You Could Ask clarifies the founding, history, practices, and beliefs of forty groups—from Islam, Shamanism, and Mormonism, to atheism, vampirism, and astrology.Here is everything teens and young adults need to know about world religions and philosophies in one place. Each chapter puts the group in context and explains how the religion is similar to or different from Christianity. No other book covers such a wide range of topics in as direct and gentle a manner.This book is perfect for you if you've ever:Heard puzzling statements or had questions about any belief system.Met someone of another religion for the very first time and wondered what that person believes or how to speak to her respectfully while holding true to your own faith.Worried that you hold misconceptions or stereotypes about other religious beliefs.Want to understand you own faith better by looking at what other people believe and why. Features include:Charts and tables for easy comparison of different religious beliefs and practices.Coverage of world religions, new religions, and religions in popular culture.Overviews of the founding, history, and typical followers of each religion.Written for classroom or individual study.

Many young people fear that if they ask the wrong question about a religion or belief system, they''ll be seen as insensitive or unintelligent...

But to Jessica deVega—a high school religion teacher and a professor of religion—there are no bad questions, and nothing is too taboo to ask. All You Want to Know But Didn''t Think You Could Ask clarifies the founding, history, practices, and beliefs of forty groups—from Islam, Shamanism, and Mormonism, to atheism, vampirism, and astrology.

Here is everything teens and young adults need to know about world religions and philosophies in one place. Each chapter puts the group in context and explains how the religion is similar to or different from Christianity. No other book covers such a wide range of topics in as direct and gentle a manner.

This book is perfect for you if you''ve ever:

Heard puzzling statements or had questions about any belief system.Met someone of another religion for the very first time and wondered what that person believes or how to speak to her respectfully while holding true to your own faith.Worried that you hold misconceptions or stereotypes about other religious beliefs.Want to understand you own faith better by looking at what other people believe and why.

 

Features include:

Charts and tables for easy comparison of different religious beliefs and practices.Coverage of world religions, new religions, and religions in popular culture.Overviews of the founding, history, and typical followers of each religion.Written for classroom or individual study.

¡Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre las religiones y filosofías del mundo en un práctico libro! Conforme se acortan las distancias en nuestro mundo globalizado, encontramos más religiones y creencias populares que antes. Este libro, escrito por dos profesoras de religión –una de secundaria, la otra universitaria– expone los orígenes, historia, prácticas y creencias de cuarenta grupos. Cada capítulo pone al grupo en contexto y explica en qué se asemeja o diferencia determinada religión con respecto al cristianismo. Ningún otro libro abarca tan amplia variedad de temas, desde el islamismo, chamanismo y mormonismo hasta el ateísmo, vampirismo y la astrología. Algunas características:Tablas y gráficos que facilitan la comparación de las diferentes prácticas y creencias religiosasAbarca religiones mundiales, nuevas religiones y religiones de la cultura popularGeneralidades sobre los orígenes, historia y tipo de seguidores en cada religiónPráctico para el estudio individual o en el aula.