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This second, revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the origins, Scriptures, and history of Christianity, first in relation to the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism and Islam), and then in the larger setting of traditional African and Asian religions and spiritualities. As such, the work is a much-needed survey of world religions from a contemporary, global perspective. The chapters on Augustine and Thomas Aquinas are especially to be commended for insights into their original historical and cultural contexts, followed by a judicious critique of their influence on subsequent theological developments. --Wanda Zemler-Cizewski, Marquette University This second edition of Cyril Orji's An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies is an expansive primer for students, contextualizing Christianity with a global panorama, at the same time as being respectful of a myriad of religions and spiritualities. Orji provides instructors with a complete and nuanced guide to the fields of religious and theological studies and makes complex scholarly material approachable and interesting. With so much to choose from, including key terms, beautiful images, important dates, systematic explanation of religious worldviews, and review questions, instructors may use this book and teach to their strengths. --Michele Saracino, Manhattan College This is the work many scholars of theological and religious studies have been waiting for. Cyril Orji has shown how Christian theological and religious studies can be grounded in elaborate dialogue with other religious traditions. By giving a prominent place to indigenous religions, Orji offers scholars the pathway to follow in decolonizing the disciplines of theology and religious studies. This text displays the fruits of elaborate research and excellent teaching. --SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai, University of Portland Dr. Orji offers a wonderful resource for introductory courses in religious studies and theology. With a respectful approach to each of the 'ways of being human, ' the reader gets a robust sense of the religions of the 'Book, ' as well as evocative introductions to the other great 'religions.' The book lays the groundwork for a productive engagement across the various 'ways of being human.' It will be a helpful guide for all seekers. --Mark Doorley, Villanova University

"""This second, revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the origins, Scriptures, and history of Christianity, first in relation to the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism and Islam), and then in the larger setting of traditional African and Asian religions and spiritualities. As such, the work is a much-needed survey of world religions from a contemporary, global perspective. The chapters on Augustine and Thomas Aquinas are especially to be commended for insights into their original historical and cultural contexts, followed by a judicious critique of their influence on subsequent theological developments."" --Wanda Zemler-Cizewski, Marquette University ""This second edition of Cyril Orji's An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies is an expansive primer for students, contextualizing Christianity with a global panorama, at the same time as being respectful of a myriad of religions and spiritualities. Orji provides instructors with a complete and nuanced guide to the fields of religious and theological studies and makes complex scholarly material approachable and interesting. With so much to choose from, including key terms, beautiful images, important dates, systematic explanation of religious worldviews, and review questions, instructors may use this book and teach to their strengths."" --Michele Saracino, Manhattan College ""This is the work many scholars of theological and religious studies have been waiting for. Cyril Orji has shown how Christian theological and religious studies can be grounded in elaborate dialogue with other religious traditions. By giving a prominent place to indigenous religions, Orji offers scholars the pathway to follow in decolonizing the disciplines of theology and religious studies. This text displays the fruits of elaborate research and excellent teaching."" --SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai, University of Portland ""Dr. Orji offers a wonderful resource for introductory courses in religious studies and theology. With a respectful approach to each of the 'ways of being human, ' the reader gets a robust sense of the religions of the 'Book, ' as well as evocative introductions to the other great 'religions.' The book lays the groundwork for a productive engagement across the various 'ways of being human.' It will be a helpful guide for all seekers."" --Mark Doorley, Villanova University"

This second, revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the origins, Scriptures, and history of Christianity, first in relation to the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism and Islam), and then in the larger setting of traditional African and Asian religions and spiritualities. As such, the work is a much-needed survey of world religions from a contemporary, global perspective. The chapters on Augustine and Thomas Aquinas are especially to be commended for insights into their original historical and cultural contexts, followed by a judicious critique of their influence on subsequent theological developments. --Wanda Zemler-Cizewski, Marquette University This second edition of Cyril Orji's An Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies is an expansive primer for students, contextualizing Christianity with a global panorama, at the same time as being respectful of a myriad of religions and spiritualities. Orji provides instructors with a complete and nuanced guide to the fields of religious and theological studies and makes complex scholarly material approachable and interesting. With so much to choose from, including key terms, beautiful images, important dates, systematic explanation of religious worldviews, and review questions, instructors may use this book and teach to their strengths. --Michele Saracino, Manhattan College This is the work many scholars of theological and religious studies have been waiting for. Cyril Orji has shown how Christian theological and religious studies can be grounded in elaborate dialogue with other religious traditions. By giving a prominent place to indigenous religions, Orji offers scholars the pathway to follow in decolonizing the disciplines of theology and religious studies. This text displays the fruits of elaborate research and excellent teaching. --SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai, University of Portland Dr. Orji offers a wonderful resource for introductory courses in religious studies and theology. With a respectful approach to each of the 'ways of being human, ' the reader gets a robust sense of the religions of the 'Book, ' as well as evocative introductions to the other great 'religions.' The book lays the groundwork for a productive engagement across the various 'ways of being human.' It will be a helpful guide for all seekers. --Mark Doorley, Villanova University

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Cyril Orji teaches Systematic Theology and Core Integrated Study at the University of Dayton, Ohio, USA. He specializes in fundamental and constructive theology, with particular emphasis on the theology and philosophy of Bernard Lonergan, which he brings into conversation with the works of the American pragmatist and semiotician, Charles Sanders Peirce, and the German Lutheran theologian, Wolfhart Pannenberg. He has published numerous journal articles. He has also published several books, including, A Semiotic Christology (Pickwick, 2021), A Science-Theology Rapprochement: Pannenberg, Peirce, and Lonergan in Conversation (2018), A Semiotic Approach to the Theology of Inculturation (Pickwick, 2015), The Catholic University and the Search for Truth (2013), and Ethnic and Religious Conflicts in Africa: An Analysis of Bias and Conversion Based on the Work of Bernard Lonergan (2008). He has a forthcoming book, Unmasking the African Ghost: How to Overcome the Nightmare of a Failed State (2022).

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