Students are able to see each different religion unfold up through the current day. Professors can show how incidents in the early development of a religion were responsible for its present state of being. First-person interviews with followers of each faith. Gives students a look at the religious background of important figures who have impacted today's political history. Includes new sections on women in the chapters on Buddhism, Judaism and Christianity.
Professors can easily include more coverage of women's role and impact in various religions.
Coverage of the religions of Eastern Europe plus the contemporary condition of religions in the former Soviet Union. Professors can teach Christianity as it appears in these newly formed countries. Provides students with a historical and geographical context to which they can relate chapter discussions. An improved color map featuring all the geographic changes up to the present offers students a geographical context for the different religions. Other new captioned illustrations provide enhanced understanding of the material presented.