Título: A Truth versus The Truth: How Religious People Embrace or Resist the Modern World
Autor: Roberts, Stephen B.
Editorial: Next Steps Publishing
Año de publicación: 2025
Estado: As New
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa dura
Idioma: inglés
ISBN 13: 9798999388001

What happens when ancient faith collides with modern life?

A Truth Versus The Truth is a groundbreaking exploration of how religious individuals and communities engage with the realities of modernity—from science, education, and technology to gender, sexuality, and democracy. In a world where belief can unite or divide, this accessible and thought-provoking book offers a clear, compassionate, and nuanced roadmap to understanding why religious people believe what they do—and how those beliefs either resist or adapt to contemporary life.

Across the globe, some believers cling to tradition as a defense against change, while others reinterpret ancient texts and practices in light of modern knowledge and evolving cultural values. Why do some religious people reject vaccines, same-sex marriage, or secular education—while others embrace these things fully within a religious framework? This book presents a bold but simple idea: that religious people are not all the same, and that every faith community exists along what the author calls the Modernity Spectrum.

With deep interfaith insight and rich global examples—from ultra-Orthodox Jews and conservative Muslims to progressive Christians, Buddhists, and Hindus—this book offers an honest look at how modernity challenges religious identity, belief, and authority. Using clear language written for a general audience, the author makes complex ideas approachable, creating space for dialogue, understanding, and respectful disagreement.

Structured around real-life issues that touch nearly every person—education, gender roles, food and drink, clothing, sexuality, violence, and social isolation—A Truth Versus The Truth shows how different religious communities make decisions about what to keep, what to change, and what to resist. Along the way, readers encounter vivid case studies, cultural analysis, and historical context—all without academic jargon.

Written by a chaplain, rabbi and educator with decades of interfaith experience, this book will resonate with readers of all backgrounds: religious and secular, progressive and conservative, academic and lay. Whether you’re a person of faith struggling to reconcile tradition with modern values, a spiritual seeker trying to understand religion’s place in the world, or simply someone curious about how belief systems evolve, this book provides the tools to make sense of it all.

Perfect for readers who are:

Exploring how faith fits into 21st-century life
Curious about differences within religions, not just between them
Interested in interfaith understanding and global religious trends
Looking for accessible, respectful discussion of hot-button issues like gender, sexuality, and education in religion

A Truth Versus The Truth doesn’t tell you what to believe. Instead, it gives you the tools to understand why others believe what they do—and how we might build a more understanding, respectful world across our religious and cultural divides.

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Stephen B. Roberts is a nationally recognized interfaith chaplain, educator, and author whose work bridges the worlds of faith, ethics, education, and social transformation. With over thirty years of experience in professional chaplaincy and spiritual care, he brings a clear, compassionate, and thoughtful voice to today's urgent conversations about religion, identity, and the pressures of modern life.Stephen is the author of A Truth Versus The Truth: How Religious People Embrace or Resist the Modern World, a groundbreaking and accessible exploration of how people of faith navigate the challenges of contemporary society. Using a compelling framework he developed called the Modernity Spectrum, Roberts examines how religious individuals and communities around the world respond to issues like science, gender, sexuality, modesty, education, and violence. The book draws on real-world examples, interfaith dialogue, and decades of practical experience, making it both informative and deeply human.A Board Certified Chaplain, Stephen has served in national leadership roles in disaster spiritual care, including with the American Red Cross following major national emergencies and crises. He is a respected voice in the development of chaplaincy standards and competencies, having co-authored and edited several essential textbooks that help shape the profession. His contributions extend across hospital, hospice, prison, university, and community settings, helping chaplains offer care that is ethical, culturally competent, and spiritually grounded.Stephen is also the founder of ChaplainDL, a pioneering online learning platform that has expanded access to high-quality continuing education for spiritual care providers. Through innovative programming, he has supported chaplains across religious traditions, helping them remain current and effective in today's rapidly changing care environments.He earned his MBA from the Wharton School and brings intellectual rigor, strategic thinking, and institutional insight to his work in religion, ethics, and leadership. Stephen divides his time between New York City and the Hudson Valley, where he writes, teaches, and fosters interfaith cooperation, inclusive spiritual care, and meaningful dialogue across religious/cultural boundaries.A Truth Versus The Truth is his most personal and accessible work to date-an invitation to explore how belief evolves, survives, and finds new meaning in a rapidly changing world.

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