For those who have discovered his books, in particular The Meaning and End of Religion, published in 1963 but overshadowed by the furore surrounding Honest to God, which appeared in the same year, Wilfred Cantwell Smith is one of the most important and attractive figures on the contemporary theologi[...]

Two questions are tackled in this text, namely: is what, or whether one believes the significant religious question; and although the religious communities of the world differ in belief, how much do they really differ in faith? To address these questions, the author explores what the terms "faith" a[...]