Explores the world's major religious traditions in depth, from their origins, through their development, to their meaning and practice in today's society
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The late Willard G. Oxtoby, the original editor of this work, was Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, where he launched the graduate program in the study of religion.
Roy C. Amore is Professor and an Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Windsor in Ontario.
Amir Hussain is Professor in the Department of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University.
The late Alan F. Segal was Professor of Religion and Ingeborg Rennert Professor of Jewish studies at Barnard College, Columbia University.
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