{"product_id":"part-of-the-problem-part-arvind-sharma-9780313358999","title":"Part of the Problem, Part of the Solution: Religion Today and Tomorrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart of the Problem, Part of the Solution\u003c\/i\u003e unleashes religion's true potential to do good by bridging the modern divide between religion and an ever pervasive secular society, a notion often loathed by individuals on both sides of the religious aisle. As noted scholars such as Huston Smith, Karen Armstrong, Rosemary Radford Reuther, Harvey Cox, and Seyyed Hossein Nasr explain throughout the conversations related in this text, people of varied and conflicting faiths can come together to engage in civil, useful dialogue, and members of quite varied religious traditions can work together for the benefit of all humankind and can help defuse the world's current epidemic of violence. By showing how religion is an instrument in human affairs that can be tuned for both good and evil, this book lays the groundwork for an important cooperative effort to blossom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurthermore, today's trend of associating all religion with suspicion has spiraled into a dangerous situation-that in discarding all religion because some of it causes harm, one risks throwing away the baby with the bathwater. Books such as \u003ci\u003eWhen Religion Becomes Evil\u003c\/i\u003e by Charles Kimball, \u003ci\u003eThe God Delusion\u003c\/i\u003e by Richard Dawkins, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e by Sam Harris, \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon\u003c\/i\u003e by Daniel Dennett, and \u003ci\u003eGod is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything\u003c\/i\u003e by Christopher Hitchens have created quite a sensation, leaving the impression that religion, at its root, brings more heartache than handshakes. This development has dismayed many scholars, students, and practitioners of religion, of all faiths, who believe that only half the story-the negative half-is being told. Although demonstrating that certain religious beliefs have surely contributed to the violence that has occurred in this century, this book also explores how other religious teachings can help solve the epidemic of violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arvind Sharma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313358990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313358999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 16","brand":"Arvind Sharma","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086481469695,"sku":"9780313358999","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0987d71-3d52-4bba-9ad4-9540a8193d8d.jpg?v=1769094916","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/part-of-the-problem-part-arvind-sharma-9780313358999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}