Paths of Faith

by John A. Hutchison

The fourth edition of this text provides a survey of the major religions of the world within a historical, cultural and philosophical framework. This revision features an update of the research, references, photographs, and text, as well as new coverage of ancient Egyptian religion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070315434
• ISBN13: 9780070315433
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
• Length: 629 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.7" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic survey-level text for comparative religions

This textbook was required for a class I took in Far Eastern religion a few years ago. My professor had studied with Hutchinson at the Claremont Graduate School. This book is academically rigorous and clearly written. It provides a solid conceptual framework within which you can even-handedly study all the world's religions, from a social science perspective. As my professor said on the first day of class, "I'm not here to teach you religion; I'm here to teach you /about/ religion." After the semester was over, I went through and read the other half of the textbook, on Western religions. I retained more from this class than many others I've had over the years. It is full of insight and very thorough.