Philosophy of Religion in a Global Perspective

I am using this book for my Philosophy of Religion course, my last class before my Bachelor's Degree. The book is well put together and offers a host of viewpoints from different religions and religious scholars (of both major and minor religions). My only problem is that the philosophy sometimes gets cyclical or the philosophers get so wordy that you feel inclined to submit to their point just because they are double-talking so far over your head that you can no longer keep up. If I wanted to be overrun with long-winded, incomprehensible double-talk, I would go into politics. I would recommend to anyone that is using this book for a class that you take it in short spurts, one essay at a time, and make sure to re-read each one as they tend to make a bit more sense the second time around.

Although my professor didn't teach using this book to it's fullest potential- it's a great textbook nonetheless. No, there isn't much explanation but just a collection of various philosophers' writings. This book covers a great deal of territory and I only wish my prof. could have used more material from it. The questions before each reading are quite thought provoking and aren't simple yes/no questions, which I enjoyed.