Table of Contents

Foreward by John Hick

Introduction

'Religion' in the West

Other cultures. 'The Religions'

The Special Case of Islam

Is the Concept Adequate?

The Cumulative Tradition

Faith

Conclusion

Notes

Index

About the Author

Wilfred Cantwell Smith is professor Emeritus of the Comparative History of Religion, Harvard University, where he also served for nine years as Director of the Center for the Study of World Religions and then as chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion.