{"product_id":"no-nonsense-guide-to-religion-by-symon-hill-9781906523299","title":"No-Nonsense Guide to Religion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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 No-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\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47607296852204,"sku":"9781906523299","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/757dad3ac72cb6749e075d252678b980.jpg?v=1778190719","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/no-nonsense-guide-to-religion-by-symon-hill-9781906523299","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}