"A leader in interfaith interpretation of religion, Hick has written what will probably become a classic in the philosophy of religion. Clear, readable, and comprehensive. . . . Highly recommended."

--Library Journal

"John Hick has written a masterly account of his view of religion and religions. It is philosophically astute and religiously wideranging. . . . It is a fine contribution to debate about the world religions and their role in human history. Readers will learn a great deal from his marshalling of evidence and ideas from the different traditions."

--Ninian Smart, University of California, Santa Barbara

"A major breakthrough in the understanding of the world's traditions and should be read by the adherents of all faiths."

--Rabbi Dan CohnSherbok

"A movement has been growing among Christians, gaining of late in numbers and in strength, to appreciate the faith of other religious groups, recognizing the spiritual depth and the divine grace made available through other traditions as through the Christian. Lacking until now, however, has been a philosophically sophisticated statement of the position. Here it is. The rest of us cannot but be grateful."

--Wilfrid Cantwell Smith

"The description of Buddhism in this book is excellent and trustworthy."

--Yoshinori Takeuchi

"John Hick has written a masterly account of his view of religion and religions. It is philosophically astute and religiously wideranging. His 'Copernican revolution' is intended to make us abandon older ways of looking at the world of faiths from within one alone. His main argument is directed towards establishing the pluralistic hypothesis that the various religions are differing valid responses to the one Real. . . . It is a fine contribution to debate about the world religions and their role in human history. Readers will learn a great deal from his marshalling of evidence and ideas from the different traditions."

--Ninian Smart

"This Book is a unique contribution to the development of a field theory of religion. It justifies religious belief on the basis of our experience, especially religious experience, and points out the existence of resources within the major world religions to resolve the contemporary urgent problems of religious pluralism. The author's new attempt is very valuable for all world religions including Buddhism."

--Masao Abe

"This book will certainly help to initiate a new thinking and to open a new intellectual space for a radical reappraisal of the religious dimension in human existence."

--Muhammed Arkoun

Submitted By Publisher, February, 2005

In this classic work, prominent religious philosopher John Hick presents a global interpretation of religion, arguing for a religious response to our ambiguous universe and showing how the world's different religions are culturally conditioned forms of that response. For this Second Edition, Hick addresses the major critics of his interpretation of religion, thereby enabling fresh discussion of his work.