The Sacred Paths of the West

This book combines study of the dynamic historical development of each religious tradition with a comparative thematic structure. In this way, the book helps readers to explore each of the major religions as a unique and integral system of meaning and life. At the same time, readers are encouraged to discover and explore the nature of religious experience by comparing basic themes and issues common to all religions. Covering the religions arising from the Mediterranean world, this book introduces the key dimensions of religious experience, outlining the basic human concerns that give rise to religious experience, such as origin and identity, ultimate reality, human nature, and the good life. For anyone interested in exploring the origins and development of the diverse religions of the world.

• Anthology of World Scriptures
• The Koran (Penguin Classics)
• Christianity: An Introduction
• Scriptures of the World's Religions
• What Do Jews Believe?: The Spiritual Foundations of Judaism
• What Do Muslims Believe?: The Roots and Realities of Modern Islam
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
• Standing Alone: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version
• No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam