Cengage Advantage Books: Ways to the Center: An Introduction to World Religions

Striving to be the most student-friendly textbook in this field, WAYS TO THE CENTER: AN INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS, Seventh Edition, weaves together rich historical, cultural, and theological detail into structural and philosophical sections that analyze each of the world's major religions in terms of its views on nature, society, self, and ultimate reality. The readily accessible text is designed for today's students and places a premium on the development of critical thinking. Combining both historical and systematic analyses, the book takes as its focus the theme of personal centeredness--a primary goal of each featured religion.

Denise Carmody received a Ph.D. in the philosophy of religion from Boston College and is presently provost and a professor of religious studies at Santa Clara University. An accomplished scholar and theologian, Dr. Carmody has published more than 60 books, both alone and with her late husband, John Tully Carmody. She is also the author of more than two dozen articles in both academic and popular journals. Her scholarship ranges across many areas from world religions to Christian theology, from spirituality to mysticism, and from comparative religion to systematic theology.

T. L. Brink earned his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He has been a member of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, International Council of Psychologists, American Academy of Religion, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and Religious Research Association. He has served on the faculties of Stanford University School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, University of Redlands, University of California Riverside, Universidad Iberoamericana, Excelsior College, and Crafton Hills College. He has authored or edited a dozen other books--including HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS' MENTAL HEALTH, DREAM ENCYCLOPEDIA: A CHRISTIAN APPROACH, and PSYCHOLOGY: A STUDENT FRIENDLY INTRODUCTION--two dozen encyclopedia articles, and several hundred journal articles and reviews.