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Introducing Cultural Anthropology A Christian Perspective, 3rd ed. Brian M. Howell and Jenell Paris
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 per- spective. 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. “The third edition of Introducing Cultural Anthropology provides an essential exploration of anthropology as a field of study. The text’s structure is academic in nature while remaining accessible to its audience as it links insights from anthropology with biblical prin- ciples and Scripture. The inclusion of new ‘Your Turn’ interactive activities, which are coupled with the vignettes in each chapter, will help the anthropological concepts and terms discussed within the text to come alive and be relatable to readers.” —Katrina T. Greene, Biola University “The third edition of Introducing Cultural Anthropology has arrived at just the right cultural moment. In a world rife with ideological thinking and in-group bias, Howell and Paris offer a wealth of insight that acquaints the reader with the breadth and intricacies of human institutions and culture and presents new ways of un- derstanding self and neighbor in our shared world. Their writing is intelligent and accessible, and it features Christian analysis that is never preachy or pedantic. A really wonderful book!” —Matthew S. Vos, Covenant College
OCTOBER 2026 • 312 pp. • $37.99p • 9781540969798
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Brian M. Howell (PhD, Washington University in St. Louis) served as professor of anthropology at Wheaton College for twenty-five years. In 2026 he joined Alpha School, a private K–8 academy in Chicago, as the dean of parents. Jenell Paris (PhD, American University) is professor of anthro- pology at Messiah University. She serves on editorial boards for On Knowing Humanity: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith and the Journal of Sociology and Christianity.
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