Helps students understand how people respond to diversity and reflect on their own response to it. Ex.___

Extends understanding beyond the classroom and past the printed page, offering students access to first-person accounts and active discussion using today's hottest medium. Ex.___

Shows students how religion plays a role in their everyday lives, reinforcing the relevance of the subject matter. Ex.___

Responds to media hype and student curiosity by considering sexual misconduct by clergy in discussions on contemporary religion. Ex.___

Reflects the growing diversity of religion in the U.S. Ex.___

Material has been expanded and separation is more logical. Ex.___

Offers students an opportunity to debate and discuss without interrupting the flow of the descriptive chapters. Ex.___

Describes religious groups and activities in a way that presents information of immediate interest to today's students (e.g., “I'm a Lutheran and my roommate is a Baptist; what the heck is a Baptist?”) Ex.___

Avoids marginalizing certain religious groups. Ex.___

Illustrates the importance of religion in American culture. Ex.___

Shows students that religious contributions are not limited to one gender, but have been made by both women and men throughout history. Ex.___