title: Confucius, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad (The Great Courses)
author: Professor Mark W. Muesse
description: 36 audio lectures from The Great Courses discussing Confucius, Buddha. Jesus, and Muhammad by Professor Mark W. Muesse of Rhodes College.   Confucius. Buddha. Jesus. Muhammad. Four extraordinary sages who influenced world civilization more deeply than any other human beings in history. As just one measure of their importance, current rankings of the most influential people in history consistently put them at or near the top of the list. Four centuries after the rise of the scientific worldview, their influence in human affairs continues to be fundamental, underscoring issues ranging from questions of ethics and justice to religious and political conflicts to other issues that dominate today's headlines.
zlib_text: Confucius, Buddha,
  Jesus, and Muhammad
  Professor Mark W. Muesse
  Rhodes College
  Religion
  & Theology
  Topic
  Comparative 
  & World Religion
  Subtopic
  Course Guidebook
  
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  Mark W. Muesse, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor of Religious Studies
  and Director of the Asian Studies Program
  Rhodes College
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  rofessor Mark W. Muesse is Associate 
  Professor of Religious Studi