For one semester/quarter courses in World Religions or Comparative Religion.

"Religion is not a museum piece. Religion is a vibrant force in the lives of many people around the world, and many religions are presently experiencing a renaissance."

Religions is a sympathetic approach to what is living and significant in the worlds major religious traditions and in various new movements that are arising. This book provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths followed today. The emphasis through-out is on the personal consciousness of believers and their own accounts of their religion and its relevance in contemporary life.