Product Description: Featuring a unique, consistent, and modular chapter structure--"Teachings," "History," and "Way of Life"--and numerous pedagogical features, Invitation to Asian Religions invites students to explore Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Chinese religions (Confucianism and Daoism), and Shinto with respect and a sense of wonder...read more

Product Description: The third edition of this highly acclaimed text continues to help young people unlock the doors to 11 of the world's major religious traditions. Updated references highlighting recent events in the history of the traditions, 50 new images and revised writing in the chapter on Sikhism, help eleventh and twelfth graders understand the people, dimensions, and religious principles of the world's major religions...read more

The third edition of this highly acclaimed text continues to help young people unlock the doors to 11 of the world's major religious traditions. Updated references highlighting recent events in the history of the traditions, 50 new images and revised writing in the chapter on Sikhism, help eleventh and twelfth graders understand the people, dimensions, and religious principles of the world's major religions. This edition of teaching manual supports the third edition of the student textbook, providing additional background information and employing student-centered active-learning strategies. Classroom lesson plans include small-group activities, role-play situations and skits, case studies, suggestions for interviews and guest speakers, recommendations for audiovisual resources, writing activities, Internet-based activities, and research projects.