A series that examines the lives of people who have had a major impact on the history or current practice of religion. This volume follows the life of Mohandas Gandhi, leader of the Indian struggle for independance.

An Iranian cleric who criticized the modernization efforts of the Shah of Iran (Mohammed Reza Pahlavi), Khomeini called for a fundamentalist Islamic state in Iran.

A series that examines the lives of people who have had a major impact on the history or current practice of religion. This volume follows the life of Aimee Semple McPherson, famed for her tent revivals in America.

A number of indigenous religions, including those of the Lakota (North America), Maya (Central America), and the descendents of the Inca (South America) are examined.

Shinto is the indigenous religion of Japan and came into being after a number of tribal religions were combined over 2,500 years ago.

Calvin became an important influence in the Reformation, and his theological beliefs, known as Calvinism, have become integral to many of today's major Protestant churches.

Swedenborg is credited as being the major intellectual of Sweden for the early eighteenth century. Interested in spiritual matters, he wrote prolifically about his beliefs.

Edwards was a major figure in the Great Awakening religious movement that spread throughout the colonies of North American in the eighteenth century.

A spiritual leader now working in India, Sai Baba encourages individuals to lead whole lives by reaching for his ideals of love, peace, nonviolence, and right conduct.

The first woman to serve as the president of the American Society of Biblical Literature, Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza is a biblical scholar as well as a respected feminist theologian.