{"title":"Robert Van Voorst","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"anthology-of-asian-scriptures-book-robert-van-voorst-9780534512460","title":"Anthology of Asian Scriptures","description":"This reader contains some of the most notable and instructive scriptures of the major Asian religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, and Zoroastrianism. It is a comprehensive and pedagogically sound presentation of the sacred literature of the Asia. A clear and consistent organization makes the text easy-to-use and understand. The first chapter examines the general phenomenon of scripture in the world's religions, its nature, use, and place in modern scholarship. Chapter 1 also introduces the reader to the art of reading scripture with practical suggestions, a pronunciation guide for foreign words, and other pedagogical aids. Each subsequent chapter presents the scripture of a single religion. Three or four vignettes about scripture and its usage open the chapter to draw the reader's interest and imagination. Then an introduction sets the context by explaining the overall structure, origin, development, and use of the scripture in its religion.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49621574713617,"sku":"GOR012634160","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53368637292817,"sku":"CIN0534512461G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0534512461.jpg?v=1751007461"},{"product_id":"anthology-of-world-scriptures-book-robert-van-voorst-9780495808794","title":"Anthology of World Scriptures","description":"With ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES, 9th Edition you will encounter the most notable and instructive sacred texts from major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You'll also examine scriptures from new religious movements including Baha'i, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Christian Science Church, and the Unification Church. You'll study scriptural readings in context, see how each religion is actually practiced today, as well as be introduced to its history, teachings, organization, ethics, and rituals. To help you understand the readings, you'll find introductions, study questions, glossaries, extensive footnotes explaining more challenging parts of the readings, scriptural charts, and suggestions for further reading.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50007184867601,"sku":"CIN0495808792G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50098329059601,"sku":"CIN0495808792A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0495808792.jpg?v=1751293716"},{"product_id":"relg-book-robert-van-voorst-9781285434681","title":"RELG","description":"Created by the continuous feedback of a \"student-tested, faculty-approved\" process, RELG: WORLD, Second Edition, delivers a visually appealing and succinct print component, tear-out review cards, and a consistent online offering with CourseMate that includes an eBook and a set of interactive digital tools--all at a value-based price. This book frames different religions as encounters between the religions' adherents and individuals who are much like readers, making the subject come alive. The eBook includes numerous annotated links to videos, audio, Google Earth (TM) explorations, and primary sources.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50029547028753,"sku":"CIN1285434684G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51324877340945,"sku":"CIN1285434684VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1285434684.jpg?v=1751114313"},{"product_id":"relg-book-robert-van-voorst-9781305660441","title":"RELG","description":"Learn about World Religions YOUR Way with RELG: World!  RELG: World's easy-reference, paperback textbook presents course content through visually-engaging chapters as well as Chapter Review Cards that consolidate the best review material into a ready-made study tool. With the textbook or on its own, RELG: World Online allows easy exploration of RELG: World anywhere, anytime - including on your own device! You can collect notes and create StudyBits (TM) from interactive content as you go to remember what's important. Then, you can either use preset study resources, or personalize the product through easy-to-use tags and filters to prioritize your study time.  You can make and review flashcards, review related content, and track your progress with Concept Tracker, all in one place. Not least, you'll appreciate an affordable price for this entire learning package!","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50031556428049,"sku":"CIN1305660447G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50938542784785,"sku":"CIN1305660447VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":52105978708241,"sku":"CIN1305660447A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1305660447.jpg?v=1751050074"},{"product_id":"readings-in-christianity-book-robert-van-voorst-9781285197425","title":"Readings in Christianity","description":"This book is designed to introduce readers to the world of Christian scholarship by way of primary literary sources. It contains the most notable and instructive primary sources from the entire sweep of Christian history, along with accessible introductions, line-by-line annotations, study questions, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":50040781832465,"sku":"CIN1285197429LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50145066254609,"sku":"CIN1285197429G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52435997524241,"sku":"CIN1285197429VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1285197429.jpg?v=1750711911"},{"product_id":"relg-book-robert-van-voorst-9781111726201","title":"RELG","description":"Created through a student-tested, faculty-approved review process with over 500 students and faculty, RELG: World is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. Brief, clear, inexpensive, and intensely visual, RELG: World is the first 4LTR Press text in this market. The price and visually engaging 4LTR Press treatment will attract students (without repelling instructors), and the tear-out Chapter in Review cards will encourage retention. If instructors wish to cover further primary sources , they have the option of creating a custom edition incorporating selections from Van Voorst's best-selling Anthology Of World Scriptures.  This eBook will also include numerous annotated links to interactive maps, videos, audio pronunciations, Google Earth[registered] explorations, and primary sources. Professors are always looking for ways to make religions practiced in distant places and times come alive for their students. Relg: World's framing of different religions as encounters between the religions' adherents and individuals like their students resonates with their needs.  In both content and design, RELG: World aims to meet course challenges of lower cost, brevity, and relevance to students.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50095487156497,"sku":"CIN1111726205G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50371971481873,"sku":"CIN1111726205A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50763743559953,"sku":"CIN1111726205VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1111726205.jpg?v=1751301517"},{"product_id":"anthology-of-world-scriptures-book-robert-van-voorst-9780495170600","title":"Anthology of World Scriptures","description":"Van Voorst's ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES: EASTERN RELIGIONS  includes readings on Feng Shui, Engaged Buddhism, and the Falun Gong movement. Included in this concise, affordable reader is coverage of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto. Van Voorst's characteristic clarity makes this an easy-to-understand, dependable guide to the history, doctrines, ethical systems, structures and rituals of these major Eastern religions.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50112231112977,"sku":"CIN0495170607A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51322624901393,"sku":"CIN0495170607VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51415909105937,"sku":"CIN0495170607G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0495170607.jpg?v=1750910879"},{"product_id":"anthology-of-world-scriptures-book-robert-van-voorst-9780495503873","title":"Anthology of World Scriptures","description":"ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES is a comprehensive collection of scriptures from the major world religions, including: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as scriptures from more recent religious movements. The text presents scripture readings in context, giving you a framework that shows how each religion is actually practiced today, as well as its history, teachings, organization, ethics and rituals. The readings are supported by introductions, study questions, glossaries, and suggestions for further reading, providing additional tools for review.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50172708061457,"sku":"CIN0495503878VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50196978467089,"sku":"CIN0495503878G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0495503878.jpg?v=1750942540"},{"product_id":"reading-the-new-testament-today-book-robert-van-voorst-9780534541804","title":"Reading the New Testament Today","description":"Being able to understand someone else's religious beliefs is crucial. READING THE NEW TESTAMENT takes the mystery out by introducing you to the five schools of interpretation and what they all mean. And because this introduction to the New Testament textbook is designed to launch conversations with your classmates, READING THE NEW TESTAMENT helps make class interesting. Plus, it's got links to Internet sites that help you get all the information you'll need to ace the test.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50220561727761,"sku":"CIN0534541801G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50542696431889,"sku":"CIN0534541801VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0534541801.jpg?v=1751261183"},{"product_id":"anthology-of-world-scriptures-book-robert-e-van-voorst-9781133934448","title":"Anthology of World Scriptures","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SPORTS LEGEND\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe NHL may never see anyone like Gordie Howe again. Known as Mr. Hockey, he led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cups and is the only player to have competed in the league in five different decades. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMr. Hockey\u003c\/i\u003e, the man widely recognized as the greatest all-around player the sport has ever seen tells the story of his incredible life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty consecutive seasons among the top five scorers in the NHL. One hundred points after the age of forty. Playing for Team Canada with his two sons. Gordie Howe rewrote the record books. But despite Howe's unyielding ferocity on the ice, his name has long been a byword for decency, generosity, and honesty off of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoing back to Howe's Depression-era roots and following him through his Hall of Fame career, his enduring marriage to his wife, Colleen, and his extraordinary relationship with his children, \u003ci\u003e Mr. Hockey \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive account of the game's most celebrated legacy, as told by the man himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFOREWORD BY BOBY OR\u003cbr\u003eINCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50263908155665,"sku":"CIN1133934447G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1133934447.jpg?v=1750709051"},{"product_id":"anthology-of-world-scriptures-book-robert-van-voorst-9781305584495","title":"Anthology of World Scriptures","description":"With ANTHOLOGY OF WORLD SCRIPTURES, 9th Edition you will encounter the most notable and instructive sacred texts from major world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. You'll also examine scriptures from new religious movements including Baha'i, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Christian Science Church, and the Unification Church. You'll study scriptural readings in context, see how each religion is actually practiced today, as well as be introduced to its history, teachings, organization, ethics, and rituals. To help you understand the readings, you'll find introductions, study questions, glossaries, extensive footnotes explaining more challenging parts of the readings, scriptural charts, and suggestions for further reading.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50466595307793,"sku":"CIN130558449XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51334115852561,"sku":"CIN130558449XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51422993547537,"sku":"CIN130558449XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/130558449X.jpg?v=1751303454"},{"product_id":"relg-book-robert-van-voorst-9798214158761","title":"RELG","description":"Learn about world religions YOUR Way with RELG: Introduction to World Religions, 5th Edition! Undertake a fascinating journey as you explore the belief systems that have shaped societies throughout history. Pair your easy-reference, visually-engaging text with MindTap for access to highlighting and note-taking features, chapter quizzes and ready-made study tools. MindTap allows easy exploration of world religions anywhere, anytime -- including on your mobile device. Make and review flashcards, review related content and track your scores -- all in one place and at an affordable price! Bring your learning from memorization to mastery with MindTap.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":53613210534161,"sku":"NGR9798214158761","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9798214158761.jpg?v=1780316865"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-robert-van-voorst.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}