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Wilfred Cantwell Smith

    Wilfred Cantwell Smith was an influential figure in the study of comparative religion. His work controversially questioned the conventional concept of religion, prompting significant debate about its very nature. Smith's impact extends beyond academia, shaping how faith and belief systems are understood.

    Der Islam in der Gegenwart
    The meaning and end of religion
    • The meaning and end of religion

      • 356 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
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      Wilfred Cantwell Smith, maintained in this vastly important work that Westerners have misperceived religious life by making religion into one thing. He shows the inadequacy of religion to capture the living, endlessly variable ways and traditions in which religious faith presents itself in the world.

      The meaning and end of religion