RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Comparative Religions and Religious Studies Bowker, John (ed.). The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. NY: Oxford University Press, 1997. Brandon, S.G.F. (ed.). Dictionary of Comparative Religion. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970. Earhart, H. Byron (ed.). Religious Traditions of the World. San Francisco. HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. Eliade, Mircea (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion (16 Vols). NY: Macmillan, 1987. Eliade, Mircea, & I.P. Couliano (with Hillary S. Wiesner). The Eliade Guide to World Religions. San Francisco. HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. Esposito, John L., Darrell J. Fasching, and Todd Lewis. World Religions Today. NY: Oxford University Press, 2d ed., 2006. Ferm, Vergilius (ed.). An Encyclopedia of Religion. NY: Philosophical Library, 1945. Fisher, Mary Pat. Living Religions. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 6th ed., 2005. Hastings, James (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion & Ethics (13 Vols). NY: Scribner's, 1925. Hopfe, Lewis M., and Mark R. Woodward. Religions of the World. Upper Saddle River, NJ: PrenticeHall, 9th ed., revised, 2005. Huston Smith, The World's Religions. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, paperback ed., 1991. Jackson, S.M. (ed.). The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (13 Vols). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1966. James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902). NY: Modern Library, 1994. Jaspers, Karl. Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus (from The Great Philosophers, Vol I). NY: Harcourt, 1957. Komonchak, J.A., et al.. The New Dictionary of Theology. Wilmington, DE: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1987. Livingston, James C.. Anatomy of the Sacred. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 5th ed., 2005. Molloy, Michael. Experiencing the World's Religions. NY: McGraw-Hill, 3d ed., 2005. Macgregor, Geddes. Dictionary of Philosophy & Religion. NY: Paragon House, 1989. Noss, David S. A History of the World's Religions. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 11th ed., 2003. Otto, Rudolph. The Idea of the Holy. NY: Oxford University Press, 1958. Parrinder, Geoffrey. Worship In the World's Religions. Savage, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1976. Smart, Ninian. The World's Religions. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall, 1989. Smith, Huston. Forgotten Truth. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1992. Stein, Gordon (ed.). Encyclopedia of Unbelief (2 Vols). Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1985. Sutherland, S., et al. (eds.). The World's Religions. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1988.

Religion in America Ahlstrom, Sydney. A Religious History of the American People. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1972. Albanese, Catherine L. America: Religions and Religion. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 3d ed., 1999. Bedell, George C., Leo Sanden, Jr., and Charles T. Wellborn. Religion in America. NY: Macmillan, 1975. Corrigan, John, Winthrop S. Hudson, and John S. Corrigan. Religion in America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 7th ed., 2003. Eck, Diana L. A New Religious America. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2001. Gaustad, Edwin, and Leigh Schmidt. The Religious History of America. San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, Revised Ed., 2002. Lippy, Charles H., et al. Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience (3 Vols). NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988. Mead, Frank S., Samuel S. Hill, revised by Craig D. Atwood. Handbook of Denominations in the United States. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 11th ed., 2001. Melton, J.G. (ed.). Encyclopedia of American Religion. Detroit: Gale Research, 1989. Mulder, John M., and John F. Wilson. Religion in American History: Interpretive Essays. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1978. Neusner, Jacob. World Religions in America. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 3d ed., 2003.

Rosten, Leo. Religions of America. NY: Simon & Schuster, A Touchstone Book, 1975. Smith, T. Shelton, Robert T. Handy, and L.A. Loetscher. American Christianity: An Historical Interpretation with Representative Documents. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1960.

History of Christianity McManners, John (ed.). The Oxford History of Christianity. NY: Oxford University Press, reissue ed., 2002. Pelikan, Jaroslav. The Excellent Empire: The Fall of Rome. NY: Harper & Row, 1987. --------. Jesus Through the Centuries. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. --------. The Christian Tradition (5 Vols). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971-1989. Woodhead, Linda. Christianity: A Very Short Introduction. NY: Oxford, 2004.

Judaism Baeck, Leo. The Essence of Judaism. NY: Schocken Books, 1948. Bamberger, Bernard J. The Story of Judaism. NY: Schocken, 1970. Browne, Lewis (ed.). The Wisdom of Israel. NY: Random House, Modern Library, 1945. Herberg, Will. Judaism and Modern Man: An Interpretation of Jewish Religion. NY: Jewish Lights Publishing, reprint edition, 1997. Heschel, Abraham J. Between God and Man: An Interpretation of Judaism. NY: Free Press (Simon & Schuster), 1997. --------. God in Search of Man: A Philosophy of Judaism. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976. Matt, Daniel C. The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism. NY: Quality Paperback Book Club (HarperSanFrancisco), 1998. Scholem, Gershom G. On the Kabbalah and Its Symbolism. Trans. Ralph Manheim. NY: Schocken Books, 1965. Schultz, Samuel J. The Gospel of Moses. NY: Harper & Row, 1974, Schweitzer, Frederick M.. A History of the Jews. NY: Macmillan, 1971. Solomon, Norman. Judaism: A Very Short Introduction. NY: Oxford, 2000. Steinberg, Milton. Basic Judaism. NY: Harcourt, Brace, 1947. Werblowski, R.J.Z., et al. Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion. NY: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1965. Wigoder, Geoffrey (ed.). Encyclopedia of Judaism. NY: Macmillan, 1989.

Islam Ali, Abdullah Yusuf (translation and commentary). The Holy Qur'an. Elmhurst, NY: Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an. 2001. An-Nawawi. Forty Hadith. Cambridge, UK: Islamic Texts Society, 1997. Emerick, Tahiya. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam. NY: Alpha Books (Penguin Group), 2d ed., 2004. Irving, T.B. (translation and commentary). The Holy Qur'an. Cedar Rapids, IA: The Mother Mosque Foundation, 1993. Maqsood, Ruqaiyyah. Islam. Chicago: NTC Publishing Group, Teach Yourself Books, 1994. Mir, Muntansir. Dictionary of Qur'anic Terms & Concepts. NY: Garland, 1987. Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Ideals & Realities of Islam. Boston: Beacon Press, 1972. Pickthall, Mohammed Marmaduke (an explanatory translation). The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an. The Government of H.E.H. Mir Osman Ali Kahn, the Late Nizam of Hyderabad-Deccan, India, 1930. Rahman, Fazlur. Islam. NY: Doubleday Anchor, 1968. Ruthven, Malise. Islam: A Very Short Introduction. NY: Oxford, 2000.

Eastern (Asian) Thought Coogan, Michael D. Eastern Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto. NY: Oxford, 2005. Hackett, Stuart C. Oriental Philosophy: A Westerners' Guide to Eastern Philosophy. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1979. Kim, Yong Choon. Oriental Thought. Savage, MD. Rowman & Littlefield, 1973. Koller, John M. Oriental Philosophies. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 4th ed., 2001. Kupperman, Joel J. Learning from Asian Philosophy. NY: Oxford University Press, 1999. McGreal (ed.). Great Thinkers of the Eastern World. NY: HarperCollins, 1995. Schumacher, S., & W. Gert. The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion. Boston: Shambhala, 1986. Stevenson, Jay. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eastern Philosophy. NY: Alpha Books (Penguin Group), 2000.

Chinese Religion and Philosophy Allinson, Robert B. Understanding the Chinese Mind: The Philosophical Roots. NY: Oxford University Press, 1990. Bresnan, Patrick S. Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2d ed., 2002. Brannigan, Michael C. The Pulse of Wisdom: The Philosophies of India, China, and Japan. Belmont CA: Wadsworth Publishing, 2d ed., 1999. Chan, Wing-Tsit. A Sourcebook In Chinese Philosophy. Princeton. Princeton University Press, 1969. Clarke, J.J. Oriental Enlightenment : The Encounter Between Asian and Western Thought. London: Routledge, 1997. Creel, Herrlee Glessner. Chinese Thought, from Confucius to Mao Tse-Tung. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971. Fung, Yu-Lan. A Short Hitory of Chinese Philosophy. NY: Free Press; reissue edition, 1997. Graham, A.C.. Disputers of the Tao. La Salle, IL. Open Court, 1989. Hoff, Benjamin. The Tao of Pooh. NY: Penguin Books, 1982. --------. The Te of Piglet. NY: Penguin Books, 1992. Waley, Arthur. Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China. NY: Doubleday Anchor, 1939.

Hinduism Ganeri, Jonardon. Philosophy in Classical India: The Proper Work of Reason. London: Routledge, 2001. King, Ricgard, Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1999. Mohanty, J.N. Classical Indian Philosophy: An Introductory Text. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2000. Phillips, Stephen H. Classical Indian Metaphysics. La Salle, IL: Open Court, 1995. Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli. Indian Philosophy. 2 vols. NY: Oxford University Press, 1997. --------. A Sourcebook In Indian Philosophy. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1973. Walker, Benjamin. The Hindu World (2 Vols). NY: Praeger, 1968. Zimmer, Heinrich. Philosophies of India. Ed. Joseph Campbell. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1971.

Buddhism Garfield, Jay L. Empty Words: Buddhist Philosophy and Cross-Cultural Interpretation. NY: Oxford University Press, 2001. Ling, T.O.. A Dictionary of Buddhism. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1972.

Mythology Campbell, Joseph. The Masks of God: --------. Primitive Mythology (Vol 1). NY: Viking Press, 1959. --------. Oriental Mythology (Vol 2). NY: Viking Press, 1962. --------. Occidental Mythology (Vol 3). NY: Viking Press, 1964. --------. Creative Mythology (Vol 4). NY: Viking Press, 1968. Graves, Robert. The Greek Myths. NY: George Braziller, 1955. Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. NY: Mentor, 1969.