Vsebuje tudi: part. 1. The religious perspective. Religion and the question of meaning / Keith Ward ;The nature of religion : multiple dimensions of meaning / Ninian Smart -- part. 2. Meaning and Western religion. How Christianity secures life's meanings / Philip L. Quinn ;To increase Torah is to increase life / Charlotte Elisheva Fonrobert ;Broadcasting the word : prophet, preacher, and saint in Islam / F.E. Peters -- part. 3. Meaning and Asian religion. A Hindu view of life / Julius Lipner ;Life force in Jainism and Yoga / Christopher Key Chapple ;The meaning of life in Buddhism / Masao Abe ;Confucianism : how to serve the spirits and the gods / John Berthrong -- part. 4. Love, relationships, and religion. Eros and meaning in life and religion / Joseph Runzo ;Love and longing in devotional Hinduism / Nancy M. Martin ;Mindfulness and meeting the Great Bliss Queen / Anne C. Klein ;Haitian vodou : the distinct self and the relational world / Karen McCarthy Brown -- part. 5. Global views. The meaning of life in the world's religions / Huston Smith ;The religious meaning of life / John Hick ;The world as God's body / Sallie McFague.