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Milestone Documents of World Religions: Exploring Traditions of Faith Through Primary Sources. Ed. by David M. Fahey Schlager, 2011. 3 vols, acid free $325 ISBN 978-09797758-8-8. Online access included with purchase of print.
The latest in Schlager's Milestones series, this title presents primary sacred documents from the world's faith traditions. Editor David M. Fahey has interpreted "religion" in the broad sense, so along with the expected writings from Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and other major world religions are contributions from African religions, Neopaganism, Humanism, and Freemasonry, for example, as well as texts from ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and Rome. Each article includes an overview section that gives the historical and religious context of the document, a time line; information about the "author" or the authorship of the text, explanation and analysis of the text, a discussion of the intended audience, the historical and religious impact of the document, key quotes, and questions for further study, to help guide readers...