Experiencing the World's Religions provides a clear and compelling account of religion as a diverse, lived experience
by peoples around the world. Global in its coverage, the text conveys the vitality and richness of the world's
religions as a living cultural wellspring that not only concerns systems of belief but how those beliefs are expressed
in ceremonies, food, clothing, art, architecture, pilgrimage, scripture, and music. The text demonstrates why an
understanding of the world's religions enriches our lives. In an engaging narrative emphasizing the experience
of religion, the text takes students on a personal voyage through doctrines, history, the religious inspired arts,
ceremonies, and everyday expressions of belief and combines these with powerful photographs from around the globe.
The text goes beyond traditional approaches to personally connect students with the vitality of the great religions
and how they reach into the lives of individuals and the culture at large. This fourth edition has been thoroughly
updated in both content and illustration, to address recent world events and political changes, and provide additional
insight into current theory and practice.