The Importance of Religion reveals the significance of religion in modern times, showing how it provides people with meaning to their lives and helps guide them in their everyday moral choices

Provides readers with a new understanding of religion, demonstrating how in its actions, texts and world views religion is enduring and vividly engages with the mystery of the world
Offers striking arguments about the relationship of religion to science, art and politics
Engagingly written by a highly respected scholar of religion with an international reputation