{"product_id":"the-no-nonsense-guide-to-religion-paperback","title":"The No-Nonsense Guide to Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSymon Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReligion is a term that is often used in the media and public life without any clarification. However, it is a word that encompasses hundreds of different beliefs. It is a loaded word that has a different meaning for every person; religion can be seen as a source of war and peace, love and hate, dialogue and narrow-mindedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymon Hill's \u003ci\u003eNo-Nonsense Guide to Religion\u003c\/i\u003e tries to explain what religion means, how we relate to it, how it was created, and how it affects us culturally, politically, and spiritually today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a wide range of sources, \u003ci\u003eThe No-Nonsense Guide to Religion\u003c\/i\u003e does not just concentrate on the popular and well-established traditions, which normally over-emphasize powerful figures. The guide also focuses on the diversity within religions as well as the similarities between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe globalization of communications has made more people aware of religious conversion, with more people than ever before belonging to a different religious community from their parents. \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo-Nonsense Guide to Religion\u003c\/i\u003e considers how religion has shaped our culture as well as how our culture is shaping religion today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSymon Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a tutor in practical theology, a writer, a trainer, and an activist. He has written comment pieces for newspapers ranging from the \u003ci\u003eSunday Herald\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and contributes regularly to the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's website, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Friend\u003c\/i\u003e, and Ekklesia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymon Hill is a writer, a trainer and an activist. He has written comment pieces for newspapers ranging from the Sunday Herald to the Daily Mail and contributes regularly to the Guardian website, The Friend and Ekklesia. =\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.9 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48551381663993,"sku":"9781906523299","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/jibGTcYgD49781906523299.webp?v=1781907610","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-no-nonsense-guide-to-religion-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}