Publisher's Synopsis
Deliverance from bondage is at the heart of the Christian message. It is also, as this volume demonstrates, the message in the hearts of men and women living religiously in diverse traditions around the world. Of Human Bondage and Divine Grace is the first bringing together of multitraditional insights on a single religious theme. It comprises 20 papers by 12 scholars, representing the Hindu, Buddhist, Ancient Greek, Jewish, Shinto, Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Protestant conceptions of bondage and grace.
