Cultivating Religious Literacy Through Dynamic Learning Tools
Religion Matters builds religious literacy and illuminates the internal diversity within religious traditions through storytelling. Unparalleled tools for student learning provide further opportunities for engagement with the sights and sounds of religious life.
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A new chapter on
Yoruba religion
With its global spread from West Africa to the diasporic traditions in the Americas, Yoruba illustrates the rich diversity of and often complex connections among the world’s religions, making it a natural extension of Prothero’s “religions are not one” approach.
An all-new learning experience through The Norton Illumine Ebook
The Norton Illumine Ebook promotes student engagement and confidence through Check Your Understanding questions, audio pronunciations, and videos that bring religious practice to life.
New learning objectives make the learning goals more transparent for students
Learning Objectives appear at the start of each chapter and throughout the updated InQuizitive course, test bank, and Norton Teaching Tools site, so that instructors can tailor assessment and instruction to student needs.
About the Author
Stephen Prothero is a professor of religion at Boston University. His many books and articles have been published worldwide and translated into seven languages. Prothero has also written for a variety of publications and has been a guest on many networks and programs, including NPR, FOX, CNN, and The Today Show.
About the Media Authors
Joseph Laycock is an associate professor of religious studies at Texas State University. He has written several books on new religious movements and American religious history. He is also a co-editor for the journal Nova Religio.
Natasha Mikles is an assistant professor of religious studies at Texas State University. She is the editor of the Journal of Gods and Monsters, as well as the author of numerous articles related to popular Buddhist literature.
* Laycock and Mikles are also the editors of The Religion Matters Reader
What Instructors Are Saying
“This is by far the best World Religions textbook on the market today: it’s the most up to date in terms of the religions themselves and religious studies pedagogy.”
– Elijah Siegler
College of Charleston
“I’m very happy with the text, all the ebook features, InQuizitive, etc. It engages the students in learning the material and provides great background for our class discussions.”
– Ryan S. Gardner
Brigham Young University, Idaho
“It’s clear, current, subtle, comprehensive, full of awesome graphics and photographs, with course tools that encourage learning and make my life easier.”
– Jeanine Diller
University of Toledo
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