Arvind Sharma is one of the world' s leading authorities on Hinduism. Like Families of Faith, this work describes several religious traditions with accuracy and clarity. An open-ended religious pluralism is the goal of the authors. The diligent student can learn much from this book. The primary strength of this third book is its easily accessible style.
Stories usually are.
It is a collection of personal stories of individual pilgrimage, all from non-western and minority traditions. However, as can often happen with personal stories, these seem to be not very representative even of their own traditions, let alone others. The inclusion of Wicca and several other minority traditions will make many people wonder whether the United Church Publishing House has succumbed to trendy agendas against balanced representation of truly global religions. The most serious objection to books such as this one is that a person could read hundreds like them and still learn little or nothing about the teachings of the various religions they claim to represent. For people with limited time, this would be a critical factor.