The Big Picture: A Short World History of Religions

The Big Picture sets out to portray the development of religious consciousness throughout history, in the process describing the major world faiths and how they assisted the formation of that consciousness. The author is by profession an attorney in North Carolina, who also teaches the world history of religions at Duke University and his book is a reflection of his teaching. He stresses that it is a personal account rather than a comprehensive world history or a descriptive survey of world faiths. Mr Loftin organises his work round what he sees as the four main eras which provide the defining...