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Rowell, offers a refreshing and thoughtful perspective by engaging readers in a consideration of where the worldviews of prominent religions around the globe intersect and diverge from each other. This is an excellent text especially for those interested in a comparative approach to world religions. --Tim Johnson, Flagler College This text will serve as an indispensable resource for anyone interested in expanding their understanding of religious perspectives beyond their own. --Katherine Wrisley Shelby, Providence College Rowell's approach through narrative consideration of each tradition on its own terms is honest and each professor and student who makes use of this book will value his presentations. I not only highly recommend Making Sense of the Sacred, but plan on using it myself with my students. --Bruce A. Flickinger, Flagler College Rowell's words will ignite a spiritual curiosity in students that will inspire them to delve deeper into the ideas, values, and beliefs that have guided the many peoples of this earth since the most ancient of times. --Elizabeth Haynes, Flagler College, contributor to Faith of Our Mothers, Living Still This is a must read for beginners in religious studies. --W. R. Brookman, Professor Emeritus, North Central University Rowell encourages us to be puzzle-makers and problem-solvers as we contemplate the big picture hinted at in in every major religion. He acknowledges that the big pictures begin with the familiar, with what is close to home. --Doug Keaton, Flagler College

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James L. Rowell is associate professor of religion at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. He holds a PhD in religious studies from the University of Pittsburgh. He has authored articles in Theology Today, Journal of Political Theology, and Journal of Conflict Studies. His first book, Gandhi and Bin Laden: Religion at the Extremes, was published by University Press of America in 2009.

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