For courses in History of World Religions or Introduction to World Religions.A History of the World's Religions gives students an accurate look at the religions of the world by including descriptive and interpretive details from the original source materials; and to bridge the interval between the founding of religions and their present state.Refined by over forty years of dialogue and correspondence with religious experts and practitioners around the world; Noss's A History of the World's Religions is widely regarded as the hallmark of scholarship; fairness; and accuracy in its field. It is also the most thorough yet manageable history of world religion available in a single volume; treating many subjects largely neglected in other texts. The book's depth; breadth; and organization free instructors from having to cover everything in lectures; enabling them to select specific assignments and use class time for questions; discussion; and their own favorite materials.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Historical Outline of Christian Social thoughtBy Mister StudentThis anthology gives a historical outline of Christian social thought from Alexander the Great to late twentieth century and is a fine textbook for those referring to it for advanced high school or college undergraduate study in Catechesis; History; Art and Philosophy . Those however requiring an academic understanding for subjects such as the sociology of religion might find it too general and not specific to the cannon of primary texts of theory. The book is a handy reference which I refer to often. However there is a conspicuous omission in this volume; that is; the oral and written origins of the Christianity found through the Jewish tradition. This omission does not confound the purpose of the book; but its inclusion would contribute substantially to the initial focus of the book and is essential to understand the religiosity; soteriology and history of Christianity. A chapter like the one found in Jewish Philosophy An Historical Introduction; Continuum; London; 2003. Chapter 8; Rabbinic history: from Alexander the Great to Muhammad is useful reading prior to the study of this chronicle.
