Man's religions

by John Boyer Noss

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0023884401
• ISBN13: 9780023884405
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Length: 589 Pages
• Weight: 3.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Must-read for beginners in comparative religion

I found this book while getting my masters in religious education. Twenty-four years later, I still go back to it. I bought an extra copy a few years ago at Strand's in New York. I wish I had enough copies to hand out to persons that I meet who are curious about other religions. A new hard-cover publication, with new bindings, would be wonderful.

New Edition available

There is a new edition for this title which is A History of the World's Religion by David S. Noss.

Sorry to see this book out of print!

I have used the 8th edition of this book (with David Noss) as the basis for my lectures on world religion since 1989. It is an excellent overview of the great religions placing them in three categories based on three possible reponses to the natural world. I use these grouping in my classes: religions of India, religions of east Asia, and religions of the Middle East. I particularly like the balance between history and belief systems. I have often recommended this book to others and now I realize that I'll have to let them know that it is out of print. Our local library had copies of various editions but they have been stolen!Sorry to hear that a book I thought of as a friend is gone.

See my review under John Noss

I am hoping that a new edition may be forthcoming