WORLD RELIGIONS: A SOURCEBOOK FOR STUDENTS OF CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY offers numerous religious primary texts taken from non-Christian traditions of both the East (Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism) and the West (post-classical Judaism, Islam). These selections offer a theological introduction to the major symbols, rites and texts that constitute the human religious enterprise. Intended for theology courses that study world religions from within the Christian perspective, Richard Viladesau and Mark Massa both let those traditions 'speak for themselves,' and offer parallels and contrasts to the Christian tradition in its introductions. WORLD RELIGIONS seeks to balance an objective reading of the various religious traditions with the point of view of Christian theology.
