Table of Contents

Introduction: Religion and Politics-A Volatile MixWilliam Scott Green 1. JudaismJacob Neusner2. Primitive and Early ChristianityBruce Chilton 3. Catholic ChristianityCharles E. Curran 4. Orthodox ChristianityPetros Vassiliadis 5. Reformation ChristianityMartin E. Marty 6. Classical IslamJohn L. Esposito and Natana J. De Long-Bas7. Modern IslamJohn L. Esposito and Natana J. De Long-Bas 8. HinduismBrian K. Smith9. ConfucianismMark A. Csikszentmihalyi 10. BuddhismTodd Lewis ConclusionTodd Lewis

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About the Author

Jacob Neusner is Senior Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Theology at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He is the author of several books on Judaism, including Judaism's Theological Voice: The Melody of the Talmud, A History of Jews in Babylonia and numerous analytical translations of Jewish texts.

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