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Faith and Belief - by Wilfred Cantwell Smith & William Smith & Wilfred Cantwell Smith (Paperback)

Faith and Belief - by  Wilfred Cantwell Smith & William Smith & Wilfred Cantwell Smith (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Drawing on a wide variety of religious traditions, Cantwell Smith addresses how, why, and with what implications our understanding of the terms faith and belief has altered with time.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Is what, or whether, one believes the significant religious question?<br> Although the religious communities differ in belief, how much do they really differ in faith?<br> Do two people who assert a particular statement of belief necessarily share the same faith?<br> Written by a highly respected scholar in the field of comparative religion, these issues are directly addressed in this investigation of the personal quality of faith, and its relationship to the concept of belief.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Wilfred Cantwell Smith is Professor Emeritus of the Comparative History of Religion at Harvard and was also Chairman of the Study of Religion there. His academic career has taken him from Lahore, India, through Montreal to Harvard. He has published many academic texts as well as journal articles, and has been on the editorial board of seven scholarly journals in the UK and overseas.

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