Palmer, the director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education and Culture, gathers 24 practitioners and scholars of the world's religions for a majestic introductory volume that traces ...

Introduction / John Bowker -- Indian religions and the Hindu tradition / Gavin Flood -- Jainism / Paul Dundas -- Sikhism / Eleanor Nesbitt -- Buddhism : India and Southeast Asia / David L. Gosling -- ...

(RNS) — Azza Karam is the first woman and first Muslim to head the international interfaith peace organization. Within months of her taking over, the world was in the grips of the coronavirus and a ...

Learn why “world religions” is a category constructed by human choice When we think of world religions, we often think of the Big Five: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. But why do ...

Editor’s note: Most public school districts in the U.S. require students to learn about world religions, a fact many Americans don’t know. According to a 2010 survey from Pew Research Center on the ...

A conversation with Jack Miles. Thank you, Jack, for participating in this interview. While I hope this conversation will result in greater interest in each of the beautifully designed and ...

Thomas Berry, a cultural historian and specialist in Asian religions who in his later life became a leading thinker on religion and the environment, has died. He was 94. Berry died June 1 at the ...

Soon to be released on commercial stations for public-service showing is a series of thirteen panel discussions sponsored by the Educational Communication Association on the subject “God and Man in ...

This collection of essays is worthwhile in concept. Eight experts with solid scholarly credentials examine the roles played by women in world religions, adding a first-person perspective from their ...