A Christian Understanding of “Religion” and “the Religions”

The existing literature about religion and the religions is usually either too complex or too heavily biased by nexamined presuppositions to introduce the field to the beginner. This article proposes a model in which, from an explicitly Christian perspective, religions, i.e., organized human efforts...

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Authors: Taber, Charles R. (Author) ; Taber, Betty J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1992
In: Missiology
Year: 1992, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-78
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