Ways to the Center: An Introduction to World Religions

by T.L. Brink, Denise Lardner Carmody, John Tully Carmody

Book Overview

This comprehensive survey provides rich historical, cultural and theological detail of the Worlds' religions. Each religion is discussed in terms of its views on nature, society, self and divinity. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0534521207
• ISBN13: 9780534521202
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.3"

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I got an A in my Religion class, so it was a pretty helpful book.

A good starting point for understanding world religions

Although this book is not as nuanced as Huston Smith's classic book, "World Religions," it is a good introduction to the major religions of the world today, including the ancient religions of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. It is written in an easy, narrative style. It focuses on rituals and beliefs, and does not focus on concepts or the philosophical assumptions of each religion. Like any introductory book, it is a very simplified explanation of each religion. Simplifying a complex religious system results in some distortion of the variety found in each religion's expression. I use this book as my text in a World Religions course. It is a good starting point for someone who has no background in the many religions of the world.