Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of. Stephen prothero, chair of the religion department at the college of arts and sciences, speaks about his new book, the new york times best. The eight rival religions that run the world, new york times bestselling author of religious literacy and religion scholar. Religious literacy what every american needs to knowand doesnt do you get tonguetied when asked to name the twelve apostles. What every american needs to knowand doesnt, published by harpersanfrancisco. Mar, 2007 listen to religious literacy audiobook by stephen prothero. So it was with smug anticipation that i opened religious literacy, stephen protheros jeremiad about declining religious knowledge.
In 2007, stephen prothero professor of religion at boston university wrote a book called religious literacy. His work has been featured on the cover of time magazine, the oprah winfrey show, the daily show with jon. The eight rival religions that run the world, and why their differences matter, and religious literacy. The united states is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.
Religious literacy, which will be published by harpersanfrancisco on march 1, 2007, explores this problem, pinpointing key moments in u. What every american needs to knowand doesnt and american jesus. We have a major civic problem on our hands, says religion scholar stephen prothero. What every american needs to know and doesnt on wednesday, feb. Stephen prothero department of religion boston university. The book also includes a dictionary of religious literacy with key terms, beliefs, characters, and stories that every american needs to know in order to make. The united states is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of religious illiterates. Stephen prothero, the author of religious literacy, thinks that everyone should know the basic beliefs of all the major religions. By stephen prothero harperone april 20, 2010 buy it now from.
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Russell professor of religion at boston university specializing in american religions. The author of american jesus 2003 and chairman of the religion department at. What every american needs to knowand doesnt by stephen prothero. Stephen prothero is the new york times bestselling author of religious literacy and god is not. He received his ba from yale college in american studies and his ma and phd from harvard university in the study of religion. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read religious literacy. The eight rival religions that run the world, new york times bestselling author of religious literacy and religion scholar stephen prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same god overlook the distinct problem that each tradition seeks to solve. How the son of god became a national icon by stephen prothero farrar, straus and giroux. His work has been featured on the cover of time magazine, the oprah winfrey show, the daily show w. George bush spoke in his first inaugural of the jericho road. Name the first five books of the hebrew bible or the christian old testament. The book also includes a dictionary of religious literacy with key terms, beliefs, characters, and stories that every american needs to know in order to make sense of religiously inflected debates. Stephen prothero, chair of the department of religion at boston. Stephen prothero is a professor in the department of religion at boston university and the author of numerous books, most recently religious literacy.
Religious literacy by stephen prothero houston chronicle. Protheros book ends with a dictionary of religious literacy, a remarkably helpful introduction to the major beliefs of the worlds religions. Listen to religious literacy by stephen prothero at. Stephen prothero, chair of the department of religion at boston university, discussed the issue of religious illiteracy in the united states. Stephen prothero is the new york times bestselling author of religious literacy and god is not one, a professor of religion at boston university, and a senior fellow at the smithsonians national museum of american history in washington d.
What every american needs to know and doesnt, prothero says the united states is one of the most religious countries on earth, but americans know nothing about. Prothero also offers readers practical solutions, including a dictionary of religious literacykey terms, beliefs, characters, and stories that every american needs to understand in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today. Mar 11, 2008 stephen prothero is the new york times bestselling author of religious literacy and god is not one, a professor of religion at boston university, and a senior fellow at the smithsonians national museum of american history in washington d. My goal, he writes, is to help citizens participate fully in social, political, and economic life in a nation and a world in which religion counts p.
Stephen prothero, professor of religion at boston university, author and commentator on the importance of religious literacy in cultural and political matters, will speak about religious literacy. Protheros religious literacy is unique in that it avoids two extremes. And because domestic controversies, like those over intelligent design or gay marriage, are also often bound up with religion, prothero writes, you need religious literacy in order to be an. Without apparent bias, and with appropriate vocabulary, prothero traces a history of american religious literacy. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In one of the great ironies of american religious history, prothero writes, it was the nations most fervent people of faith who steered us down the road to religious illiteracy. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of christianity, islam, and other religions, religious literacy reveals what every american needs to know in order to. Download religious literacy audiobook by stephen prothero. Stephen prothero is a professor of religious studies, and in the introduction to religious literacy, he makes very clear the difference between engaging in religious studies, and preaching. Religious literacy stephen prothero digital audiobook. Complete with a dictionary of the key beliefs, characters, and stories of christianity, islam, and other religions, religious literacy reveals what every american needs to know in order to confront the domestic and foreign challenges facing this country today. What every american needs to knowand doesnt, and more on.
So many people learned to read by reading the bible, and so many early primers were full of bible stories and references. He is a professor of religion at boston university and the author of eight books on religion in america, including the new york times bestseller religious literacy. It is something more original, and much more needed. Download or stream religious literacy by stephen prothero. What every american needs to know and doesnt 2007 as a community college instructor who teaches courses on world religions, i am struck at the.
His work has been featured on the cover of time magazine, the oprah winfrey show, the daily show with jon stewart, the colbert report, npr, and other top national media outlets. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. He is the author of god is not one 2010 and the new york times bestseller religious literacy 2007. Written by stephen prothero, audiobook narrated by stephen prothero. Religious literacy by stephen prothero meet noah and joan of arc stephen prothero plumbs the depths of religious illiteracy. Its about knowing them well enough to understand what some other people base their life off of. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The second half of the book is a glossary of religious terms that americans need to know. His books have been published on five continents and translated into seven languages. Prothero reveals that this is a profound misunderstanding. This book is a mustread not only for educators, clergy and government officials, but for all adults in a culture where, as prothero puts it, faith without understanding is the standard and religious ignorance is bliss. Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the worlds major religions and the real differences among them. How strange then that a significant fraction of the book reads much like a sermon.
Prothero avoids the trap of religious relativism by addressing both the core tenets of the worlds. First, he seeks to avoid the danger of relativizing the religions, so that the distinctions are muted. What every american needs to know and doesnt 2007 as a community college instructor who teaches courses on world religions, i. Russell professor religion in america at boston university. Protheros judicious selection includes descriptions of the major world religions, the largest christian denominations, key figures from the bible abraham, judas iscariot, the prodigal son, various concepts nonviolence. Author stephen prothero, who chairs the religion department at boston university, believes it does. Religious literacy ebook 9780061856211 by stephen prothero. His work has been featured on the cover of time magazine, the oprah winfrey show, the daily show with jon stewart, national. Prothero made the case that secularism in american education was converting the citizens of our country into religious illiterates at just the time we need to be more aware of the role of religion in society. Religious literacy reveals what every american needs to know in order to confront the. Prothero also offers a dictionary of religious literacy and a quiz for readers to test their knowledge. Just how that happened is one of the stories this book has to tell. These are just two of the depressing statistics in stephen protheros provocative and timely religious literacy. If in america today faith is almost entirely devoid of content p.
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