Religious Foundations of Western Civilization

World ReligionsReligious Foundations of Western Civilization introduces students to the major Western world religionsJudaism Christianity and Islamtheir beliefs key concepts history as well as the fundamental role they have played and continue to play in Western culture. Contributors include: Jacob Neusner Alan J. Avery-Peck Bruce D. Chilton Th. Emil Homerin Jon D. Levenson William Scott Green Seymour Feldman Elliot R. Wolfson James A. Brundage Olivia Remie Constable and Amila Buturovic.This book provides a superb source of information for scientists and scholars from all disciplines who are trying to understand religion in the context of human cultural evolution. David Sloan Wilson Professor Departments of Biology and Anthropology Binghamton University Binghamton New York This is the right book at the right time. Globalization religious revivalism and international politics have made it more important than ever to appreciate the significant contributions of the Children of Abraham to the formation and development of Western civilization. John L. Esposito University Professor and Founding Director of the Center for Muslm-Christian Understanding Georgetown University Washington D.C.Jacob Neusner is Research Professor of Religion and Theology and Senior Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson New York.General Interest/Other Religions/Comparative Religion