The Journey

The Journey

With open minds, eager for the many benefits of studying religions, we now begin an intellectual

pilgrimage to many of the world’s important living religions. We will first look at a sample of

religions often associated with native peoples across the globe. We will then go on to study

religions that emerged on the Indian subcontinent and then to the religions that arose in China

and Japan. Next we will travel to the area east of the Mediterranean Sea—a generally arid region

that nonetheless has been fertile ground for new religious ideas. Finally, we will encounter some

of the newest religious movements and will consider the modern religious search.

Our journey, though academic and intellectual, may prompt strong emotions in some readers. For

some it will be a prelude to an actual physical pilgrimage. For others it will be an intellectual

pilgrimage that will provoke both doubt and insight.

We begin with the knowledge that at the end of every journey we are not quite the same as we

were when we started. Ours is a journey of discovery, and through discovery, we hope to become

more appreciative of the experience of being human in the universe.

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