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The Spiritual Heritage of the Human Race
An Introduction to the World's Religions
By Suheil Bushrui and Mehrdad Massoudi
Published by Oneworld Publications
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
An expansive look at faith in all its guises.
As societies around the world become more interconnected, the question of how we engage with and understand cultural and religious diversity is increasingly important. As part of a growing effort to live together peacefully in a global society - embracing our cultural diversity while respecting our common humanity - this book presents a variety of religious paths that have linked human beings with the sacred. Drawing on religious and spiritual traditions of the past and the present, Professor Suheil Bushrui, in collaboration with Mehrdad Massoudi, Michael Dravis, James Madaio, and Michael Russo, explores the commonalities of religions while respecting the differences that make each spiritual path distinct. In doing so, Bushrui not only offers a foundation for inter-religious dialogue, but also an increased understanding of our common innate yearning for wholeness, transcendence, and unity.
As societies around the world become more interconnected, the question of how we engage with and understand cultural and religious diversity is increasingly important. As part of a growing effort to live together peacefully in a global society - embracing our cultural diversity while respecting our common humanity - this book presents a variety of religious paths that have linked human beings with the sacred. Drawing on religious and spiritual traditions of the past and the present, Professor Suheil Bushrui, in collaboration with Mehrdad Massoudi, Michael Dravis, James Madaio, and Michael Russo, explores the commonalities of religions while respecting the differences that make each spiritual path distinct. In doing so, Bushrui not only offers a foundation for inter-religious dialogue, but also an increased understanding of our common innate yearning for wholeness, transcendence, and unity.
Product Details
- Publisher: Oneworld Publications (November 1, 2009)
- Length: 320 pages
- ISBN13: 9781851685745
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“A helpful travel guide to today's global religious community… neither lightweight nor unnecessarily dense … a well-grounded starting point for understanding the interrelationships, commonalities and differences of faiths, and for seeing development of religious expression through time.”
– Publishers Weekly
"This compelling book provides vivid and eloquent details for anyone interested in religious or interfaith studies to see how all the world’s religions and sacred traditions form a common spiritual heritage."
– Robert Atkinson - Professor of Human Development and Religious Studies at the University of Southern
"In a truly inter-dependent world the need for religious understanding and respect is pre-eminent. This book not only makes this clear but also provides a foundation upon which such an understanding can be built"
– David Cadman - Fellow of The Temenos Academy, Senior Fellow of The Prince of Wales Foundatation, and
“This wonderful book will encourage us to appreciate and rejoice in the spiritual heritage which we now share.”
– Marcus Braybrooke
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