'Religion and Practical Reason: New Essays in the Comparative Philosophy of Religions' is the third and culminating collection of essays generated by a series of nine international conferences on the comparative philosophy of religions.

Frank E. Reynolds is Professor of History of Religions and Buddhist Studies at The Divinity School at The University of Chicago.

David Tracy is Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor of Catholic Studies and Theology at The Divinity School at The University of Chicago. They are the editors of Myth and Philosophy and Discourse and Practice, both published by SUNY Press.