The World's Religions

Revised and updated edition of The Religions of Man. Widely considered the best, most accessible introduction to the world's religions. Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith's masterpiece, is now with a new foreword, and explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including: 

Hinduism
Buddhism
Confucianism
Taoism
Islam
Judaism
Christianity
and the native traditions of the Americas,
Australia, Africa, and Oceania. 

The book emphasizes the inner -- rather than institutional -- dimensions of these religions. Houston devotes special attention to Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, and the teachings of Jesus. He convincingly conveys the unique appeal and gifts of each of the traditions and reveals their hold on the human heart and imagination.