Current World Religions

Leading World Religions Texts we reviewed against (four color, very expensive) Experiencing the World's Religions, Molloy, McGraw Hill 2009, $112 paperback, four color Living Religions, Fisher, Pearson 2011, $117 paperback, four color Religions of the World, Hopfe 2008, $93, four color Lower-priced books that ours will compete against Anthology of World Scriptures, Van Voorst, Cengage 2010, $70 - An anthology of scriptural texts and excerpts, not a coherent core textbook A Concise Introduction to World Religions, Oxtoby, Oxford 2007, $75 - Short overviews of each tradition, not written by experts in each tradition like our book World Religions Today, Esposito, Oxford 2005, $75 - Also overviews of each tradition, with a focus on Islam World Religions: Voyage of Discovery, Brodd, St. Mary's Press 2009, $25 - The leading lower-priced textbook, publisher usually focuses on Christian materials.