| The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions Contributor(s): Novak, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060663421 ISBN-13: 9780060663421 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1995 Annotation: Novak has created a world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic and primal religion sources. The most powerful and elegant expressions of the religious spirit are coupled with authentic, poetic translations, insightful introductions, and "grace notes" that show how each tradition is best expressed as it is lived out. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Theology - Religion | Spirituality |
| Dewey: 291.82 |
| LCCN: 93043995 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 5.52" W x 7.94" (0.75 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources In this perfect companion to Huston Smith's bestselling The World's Wisdom, Philip Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions and grace notes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Novak, Philip: - Philip Novak is the Santo Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Dominican University in San Rafael, California, where he has taught for over twenty years, and the author of The World's Wisdom, a widely used anthology of the sacred texts of the world's religions and the companion reader to Huston Smith's The World's Religions. |