Why I Am a Believer: Personal Reflections on Nine World Religions

In this collection of nine essays, prominent scholars Nun Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Amir Hussain, Harvey Cox, Bede Bidlack, Vincent Shen, Arvind Sharma, Sandhya Jain, Kartar Singh Duggal and Jacob Neusner share their experiences as followers of their religions, touching on such basic questions as why people believe and why they do not, how beliefs are affected by encounters with other traditions, and is it possible to be at home in two or more traditions? The outcome is revealing.

While celebrating their own faiths, these scholars appreciate how encounters with other traditions have enriched their beliefs. The contributions affirm that a plural perspective is the alternative to exclusiveness and is the path to the meaningful pursuit of religion in our troubled times.