Using a psychological and historical approach, the book describes the ways that religions deepen and prolong feelings of wellbeing.

Narrative histories of the six great religious traditions of East and West, along with brief sections on the scriptures, places of worship, and terminologies, a

This book features a number of different articles and essays that focus on women as active agents of their spiritual lives--a topic that is often overlooked in

This book provides a balanced and thoughtful approach for understanding an enlightened, sympathetic, and relevant secularism for our lives today. Bringing toget

All religions describe spiritual experience as pleasant, and the goal of the religious pursuit as profoundly joyful. But many religions also condemn sensory ple