Introducing Cultural Anthropology (3rd Edition): A Christian Perspective

What is the role of culture in human experience? How do we study it? This introductory cultural anthropology textbook helps readers explore and understand this crucial discipline from a Christian perspective. The third edition adds student engagement activities and has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout.

This successful textbook covers standard cultural anthropology topics with special attention given to Christian concerns, such as cultural relativism, missions, and scriptural reflection. It represents the authors' years of experience in the classroom (more than forty years combined) and offers a fresh, contemporary approach. Each chapter includes objectives, text boxes, terms, and discussion questions, and plentiful figures, photos, and sidebars are sprinkled throughout the text.

Updated ancillary support materials and teaching aids are available through Baker Academic's textbook eSources, including a test bank, chapter slide-deck presentations, chapter outlines, chapter-specific engagement activities, and flashcards.Read less