This book provides a rational justification for responding religiously to our ambiguous universe and for seeing the major world religions as different culturally conditioned forms of this response. (Received the Grawemeyer Award, 1991, for significant new thinking in religion. Trans. German, Chinese, Persian)

“This book strengthens Hick’s position as one of the most significant thinkers in the second half of the twentieth century . . It has the patina of decades of careful scholarly reflection. . It is Hick’s most comprehensive, bold, and challenging work” (Journal of Religion).

“A leader in interfaith interpretation of religion, Hick has written what will probably become a classic in the philosophy of religion” (Library Journal)

“It is a masterpiece, destined to be a (if not the) classic of its type . . Hick sets a standard in philosophy of religion few can hope to match. Generally accessible to advanced undergraduates, yet nuanced enough for scholars, it will remain required reading for a long time” (Theological Studies)

“a major breakthrough in the understanding of the world’s traditions and should be read by the adherents of all faiths” (Rabbi Prof. Dan Cohn-Sherbok, University of Wales)

“The description of Buddhism in this book is excellent and trustworthy” (Yoshinori Takeuchi, Kyoto University)

“This book will certainly help to initiate a new thinking and to open a new intellectual space for a radical reappraisal of the religious dimension of human existence” (Prof. Muhammad Arkoun, Sorbonne)