Esposito, John L.

World religions today / John L. Esposito, Darrell J. Fasching, Todd Lewis. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2002. - xi, 562 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt 1 Introduction -- Globalization:world religions in everyone's hometown -- Pt 2 Christianity and the road to modernity -- Pt 3 The many faces of Judaism: sacred and secular -- Pt 4 Islam: the many faces of the Muslim experience -- Pt 5 Hinduism: myriad paths to salvation -- Pt 6 Buddhism: ways to nirvana -- Pt 7 East Asian religions: traditions of human cultivation and natural harmony.

0195102533 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2001053093


Religions.

BL80.2 / .E76 2002