TY - BOOK AU - Smart,Ninian ED - University of Edinburgh TI - Beyond ideology, religion and the future of Western civilization SN - 0060674024 AV - BL80.2 .S593 1981 U1 - 291.1/7 19 PY - 1981/// CY - San Francisco PB - Harper & Row KW - Religions KW - Ideology KW - Secularism N1 - "Gifford lectures delivered in the University of Edinburgh, 1979-1980."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- The world's religions and ideologies in interaction -- Towards a theory of the configurations of religion -- Christianity seen from Adam's peak -- Reflections on Buddhism and Christianity -- The great vehicle and the protestant spirit -- The Buddhist meaning of Christianity, the Christian meaning of Buddhism -- Secular ideologies -- The Chinese experience in the modern world -- Secular ideology, religion and science -- Postscript: Towards a new worldview ER -