World Religions: Western Traditions is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking survey that recognizes the diverse traditions behind the monolithic labels of the major Western faiths. For each set of traditions, a specialist explores not only origins, central teachings, divisions and branches, and rituals and practices, but also cultural interactions and responses to modern challenges. Accessible and engaging, this contributed volume is widely considered to be the definitive introduction to the subject.

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Roy C. Amore, a member of the Department of Religious Studies of the University of Windsor, holds the Ph.D. degree from Columbia University. He has contributed to Death and Eastern Thought, Religious Systems and Psychotherapy, and the Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religion. His book Two Masters, One Message compares the lives and teachings of Buddha and Christ.

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"This text is extremely well-organized, well-written, and engaging . . . with very good coverage of modern expressions of each tradition." -Michelle Rebidoux, Memorial University of Newfoundland

"The collaborative aspect of the text offers diversity in style and form of presentation, while securing a high level of excellence in [each contributor's] area of specialization." -David Perley, University of Toronto Scarborough