The Ways of Religion An Introduction to the Major Traditions

Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this successful anthologysurveys all the major religious traditions--Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism,Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and African religions--and also covers ZenBuddhism, Shinto, and the religious experience in America. Ideal for courses inworld religions and comparative religion, it introduces the unique claims,hopes, and wisdom of each tradition in its own voice, through substantialexcerpts from its scriptures, prophets, and distinguished authors. Each chapterbegins with a brief introduction to the religious tradition and ends with amplesuggestions for further reading, and each individual selection is preceded by anexplanatory or biographical headnote.Ten readings are new to this edition: Barbara Stoler Miller, "Yoga"; R.K.Narayan, "Chudala"; Julia Ching, "Confucianism in Perspective"; Thomas Merton,"Chuang Tzu"; Joseph M. Kitagawa, "The Way of the Kami"; Ian Reader,"Beginnings"; "The Gospel of Thomas"; Vincent Mulage, "African Religion." Inaddition, the further reading lists have been updated and expanded, and thechapter introductions and reading selection headnotes have been updated andmodified.