Living Religions: A Brief Introduction

by Mary Pat Fisher

Book Overview

Reflecting modern religions in today's changing world. Living Religions: A Brief Introduction 3/e presents a highly readable and stimulating concise survey of the modern religious world though an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205229700
• ISBN13: 9780205229703
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Book!!

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was easy to understand and well organized. I was able to learn a lot about Eastern Religions with this book that I got an 'A' in my Religions class. Yay!

Excellent Primer on the World's Religions

An excellent introduction to the world's primary religious and wisdom traditions: their origins, major tenets, peculiarities and similarities across the spectrum, and contemporary manifestations. Along with the companion book, An Anthology of Living Religions, this text offers a solid study in the world's religions.

This book is an AWESOME resource!

I have never read a religious studies book so focued and well researched. Mary Pat Fisher truly shows she knows what she it writing about. This book not only provides thought-provoking questions at the end of each chapter, but it is also full of wonderful illustrations! A picture really is worth a thousand words. I couldn't be happier with it.

Living Religions Review

I found the book to be very informative. I also enjoyed having the CD to review the the chapters. That was a plus for me.

Best I've Seen

I teach world religions and have used many different textbooks. This book has always been among the best, and the fourth edition is definitely the best--has made a lot of substantial improvements over earlier editions. Fisher is sympathetic, engaging, accessible and yet scholarly, up-to-date, thorough, and accurate. Many great pictures and side box interviews really help students understand the material, and so does the website with on-line tests and web links associated with the book chapters. If you saw an earlier edition and weren't terribly impressed, you need to take a new look at the 4th edition! Finally, a world religion survey to please both students and professors! Hard to improve on.