In his treatment of the Jain religion, Long makes an ancient tradition fully intelligible to the modern reader. He traces the history of the Jain community from founding sage ...

The Historical Dictionary of Hinduism relates the history of Hinduism through a chronology, an introductory essay, photos, an extensive bibliography, and over 1,000 cross ...

Vedanta is the most encompassing and open of the six orthodox systems of Hinduism and is considered the quintessence of Eastern thought and mysticism. An important part of ...

This book offers a uniquely process relational oriented Chinese approach to inter-religious dialogue called Chinese Harmonism. The key features of Chinese harmonism are ...

In this fascinating introduction, Joseph Runzo presents a uniquely global perspective on the philosophy of religion. Covering such key topics as the existence of God and the ...

For more than a century Christian theologians have attempted to construct "theologies of religion" that would be recognized as authentically Christian and authentic in relation ...

The study of modern Indian responses to the challenge of pluralism reveals the outcome of 2500 years of experience in this "living laboratory" of religious encounter, and ...

A compelling collection of essays by leading theologians who explore the reasons for their commitment to a particular religion.