Religion Courses & Research

Oxford World's Classics presents The Qur'an, translated by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem. This is an open source copy of The Qur'an, available on The Internet Archive. "One of the most influential books in the history of literature, recognized as the greatest literary masterpiece in Arabic, the Qur'an is the supreme authority and living source of all Islamic teaching, the sacred text that sets out the creed, rituals, ethics, and laws of Islam."

John Bowker's e-book The Message and The Book: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions is available on ProQuest Ebook Central. "Readers explore the key texts of Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Confucian, Daoist, and Shinto traditions."

Bowker, John. The Message and the Book: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012.

You can find Sacred Texts of the World: A Universal Anthology in the stacks at Vogel Library (208.2 Sa14). "A well-annotated, impartial anthology of key texts from world religions--including the primitive, ancient, and esoteric alongside the living faiths of both Western and Eastern cultures."

Smart, Ninian, and Richard D Hecht. Sacred Texts of the World: A Universal Anthology. New York: Crossroad, 1982.

Look for The World's Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World's Religions in the Vogel Library stacks (208.2 N856). "A world Bible for our time from Buddhist, Hindu, Confucian, Taoist, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, and primal religion sources! ...Novak distills the most powerful and elegant expressions of the wisdom of humankind. Authentic, poetic translations of key texts are coupled with insightful introductions."

Novak, Philip. The World’s Wisdom: Sacred Texts of the World’s Religions. 1st HarperCollins. San Francisco, Calif: Harper San Francisco, 1995.