Burley's book is well written, provocative, and engaging, and it certainly deserves to be read by anyone who is serious about developing a pluralistic philosophy of religion. Furthermore, since it includes generous summaries and critiques of some other important attempts, the book would be well suited to a class or to anyone wanting to get caught up on the subject.

Reading Religion

With sensitivity to cultural difference and to our own biases, Mikel Burley offers a Wittgensteinian approach that takes seriously religious practices from all around the world. Among those who turn to a global philosophy of religion, this is the best book I know for the university classroom.

Kevin Schilbrack; Professor and Chair of the Philosophy and Religion Department, Appalachian State University, USA

Mikel Burley has done something truly remarkable. By articulating a conception of the radically plural nature of religious phenomena and by extended reflection on ethnographic material drawn from outside the mainstream theistic tradition (cannibalism, animism, the grotesque), he has added a new and exciting dimension to the philosophy of religion. Burley is also to be commended for adding new life to the Wittgensteinian approach to religion. A thought-provoking, trailblazing, and deeply important book.

Brian R. Clack, Professor of Philosophy & A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center, University of San Diego, USA

Mikel Burley's book both unifies and extends his valuable work on diversification in philosophy of religion.

Religious Studies