Wilfred Cantwell Smith: A Reader

Drawing on Wilfred Cantwell Smith's numerous articles and books, Kenneth Cracknell has put together some of the author's most well-known works. As a summary of this great scholar's lifetime achievements in religious studies, this should prove a valuable addition to the field. The thinking of Wilfred Cantwell Smith revolutionized the study of religion. During an academic career which spanned nearly 50 years, and took him around the world, he espoused the previously radical view that religion is best understood as the living, vital faith of individual persons rather than as an abstract set of ideas. The scholarship that arose from this view continues to influence and inform comparative religion today, and is now captured and surveyed in this new anthology of Smith's key writings. Featuring a foreword by John Hick, Wilfred Cantwell Smith: A Reader divides a comprehensive selection of extracts from Smith's works into seven distinct parts, reflecting the major themes of his career. From his role as a historian to his work as a critic and prophet, this anthology draws on Smith's earliest writings, right through to his last book, What is Scripture?, giving a comprehensive overview of his development both as a scholar and a man of faith. Featuring coverage of Smith's key ideas, including his thoughts on methodology and his theories of language, classification and belief, this volume concludes with a fitting meditation on how we can forge a community of humankind through listening to, and supporting, the peoples of other religious traditions.As a survey, not only of the great achievements of Wilfred Cantwell Smith, but also of the major ideas in comparative religion.

Author: Kenneth Cracknell
Publisher: ONEWorld Publications
Published: 11/26/2001
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.70w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9781851682492

About the Author
Kenneth Cracknell is Distinguished Professor-in-Residence at the Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth, Texas. He taught previously at the University of Cambridge, England, and since 1979 has acted as a consultant in interfaith dialogue at the World Council of Churches. His publications include Towards a New Relationship: Christians and People of Other Faith and Justice, Courtesy and Love: Theologians and Missionaries Encountering World Religions, 1846--1914.


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