Thismasterfulsurveyofworldreligionspresentsaclearandconciseportraitofthehistory,beliefs,andpracticesofEasternandWesternreligions.Theauthors,bothrespectedscholarsofworldreligions,haveover50yearsofcombinedteachingexperience.Theirbookisaccessiblywrittenforintroductoryclasses,canbeeasilyadaptedforone-ortwo-semestercourses,andemploysaneutralapproachforbroadclassroomuse.Thethirdeditionhasbeenrevisedthroughout,withupdatedmaterialonthehistoryandcontemporaryconfigurationsofeachtraditionandnewsectionsaddressinggender,sexuality,andtheenvironment.Italsoincludeseffectivesidebars,photographs,timelines,charts,calendars,glossaries,andaspellingguide.OnlineresourcesthroughBakerAcademic’sTextbookeSourcesincludePowerpoint/Keynoteslides,newmapsandvideos,andalargequestionbankofmultiple-choicetestquestions(availabletoprofessorsuponrequest).
