Author Description

The motto of the Society of Jesus is ""Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam,"" which translates as ""To the Greater Glory of God."" Jesuits are not dedicated to the idea of God in the abstract but to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob--the God who reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Spirit through the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. Although the author worships Jesus as true God and true Man, and accepts Him as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Jesus said that ""everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice"" (Jn 18:37). Christians have no monopoly on wisdom, justice, detachment, virtue, truth, beauty, goodness, or love. In the light of the truth revealed in and by Jesus, we can see where He has been at work in other ages and cultures to draw all to Himself. Judging Religion Justly: A Catholic Introduction to Religious Studies treats the Judeo-Christian tradition at length; Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Zen, and Islam are introduced in a rudimentary fashion, with just enough detail to give some sense of the history, culture, philosophy, and theology of these religions.