First of its kind publication promotes a spiritual dialogue between Christian and Muslims. ... opens the way for a deep healing of the wounds of ignorance that have arisen ... between ... two great traditions. -- Alan Godlas, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Georgia Professor Cutsinger is to be congratulated for having organized such a memorable interchange of opinions. -- Martin Lings, formerly Keeper of Oriental Manuscripts in the British Museum and author of Mohammed: His Life According to the Earliest Sources The essays in Paths ... evince a rare combination of intellectual rigor, breadth of spirit, and deep personal faith. -- Scott C. Alexander, Director of Catholic-Muslim Studies, Catholic Theological Union This book is a spiritual treasure to be read and to be lived. -- Albert J. Raboteau, Henry W. Putnam Professor of Religion, Princeton University [An] informative study of the common threads and traits shared between the traditions of the Christian East and Islamic Sufism. -- The Midwest Book Review A widely recognized authority on the Sophia Perennis and the Perennialist school of comparative religious thought, Professor Cutsinger is best known for his work on the German philosopher Frithjof Schuon. He serves as secretary to the Foundation for Traditional Studies, and he is currently editing the Collected Works of Frithjof Schuon. In addition he is editing an anthology of Christian Mystical writings entitled "Not of this World," as part of World Wisdom's "Treasures of the World's Religion's" series. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, he was honored in 1999 as a Michael J. Mungo University Teacher of the Year. He offers courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levles in Religious Studies, and he is a frequent contributor to USC's Honors College, where he has taken the lead in developing a series of courses in the study of Great Books. Professor Cutsinger is a nationally known advocate of Socratic Teaching based on the classics. His consulting work has included curriculum development and design, contributions to great books seminars for professionals, and workshops in discussion-based pedagogy. He has also served as director of three National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminars.