Living Religions, now in its eighth edition, is a highly readable and stimulating survey of the world’s major religious traditions. It provides a clear and straightforward account of the development, doctrines, and practices of the major faiths, with an emphasis on the personal consciousness of believers and their own accounts of its relevance in contemporary life. The book also  describes  new and emerging religious movements and explores the attitudes of various faiths towards issues such as the role of women, the environment and society, as well as covering the disturbing rise in violence perpetrated in the name of religion. Highly illustrated with photographs, maps and timelines, this is the leading overview of the modern religious world.

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Mary Pat Fisher writes about all religions not only from academic research  but also from her experiences of religions around the world and in the unique interfaith community in India where she has been living since 1991, Gobind Sadan. In addition to eight editions of Living Religions, she has written other textbooks about religions and also about art.