pt. 1. Religion defined and explained. Religion and the transcendent: in search of a definition -- Sick men's dreams Explanations of religion as a survival of the savage mind -- The sigh of the oppressed: explanations of religion as a social construct -- Voices from the unconscious: explanations of religion in terms of psychology -- pt. 2. The great world religions. Rhythms of the spirit: the beginnings of religion -- Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam -- The way to enlightenment: Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, and Taoism -- pt. 3. After enlightenment. The second revolution: from evidence to experience -- The dreams of reason: revelation and imagination -- Matters of morality: from autonomy to theonomy -- pt. 4. Convergent spirituality. Many paths, one goal The continuing impact of the Enlightenment on world religions -- Indra's net: the spectrum of spiritual truth