What the faiths of the world are, and how they came to be.

If you wonder how religions like Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam compare to Christianity, you should read this book. You will be surprised to learn how pagan ideas

An award-winning sociologist’s “fascinating and excellent” history of the origins of the great religions from the Stone Age to the Modern Age (Newsweek).

Presented in a time line format, the book offers a survey of world religions. It examines global perspectives on the history of faith in the Americas, Europe, A

Connected by their veneration of the One God proclaimed by Abraham, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share much beyond their origins in the ancient Israel of th