Religious Studies: A Study Guide

The textbook introduces the current issues of modern religion, philosophy and sociology of religion. The essence and structure of religion revealed. Much attention is paid to the study of the diversity of religions and their historical evolution. The philosophical, ethical, socio-political and legal aspects of various creeds are presented. Particular attention is paid to Abrahamic religions. A separate section is devoted to the description of the Christian understanding of God, peace and man. Complicated and controversial relations of religion and culture, religion and science are described. The specificity of the ratio of religion and the economy, religion and law is described. Modern totalitarian sects and extremist religious organizations are described.
A training manual is intended for teachers and students of universities that study the actual problems of religious studies, philosophy and sociology of religion