BOOK REVIEWThe Mystery of Acts: Unraveling Its Storyby ichard I. Pervo 2008 About the AuthorRichard I. Pervo is the author of several books on Acts including Profit with Delight: The Literary Genre of the Acts of the Apostles (1987), Luke's Story of Paul (1990), Rethinking the Unity of Luke and Acts (with Mikeal A. Parsons, … Continue reading The Mystery of Acts

BOOK REVIEWThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianismby Michael Stausberg (Editor), Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina (Editor) 2015 About the BookThe editors of the Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism ought to be lauded for presenting a superb compendium on the state of scholarship in Zoroastrian Studies.Not only does its treatment of more traditional questions pertaining to Zarathustra’s time, homeland, … Continue reading The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism

BOOK REVIEWJesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Yearsby John Philip Jenkins 2010 About the AuthorPhilip Jenkins, the author of The Lost History of Christianity, Jesus Wars, and The Next Christendom, is a Distinguished Professor of History at Baylor University's Institute for Studies … Continue reading Jesus Wars

BOOK REVIEWHeavenly Masters: Two Thousand Years of the Daoist Stateby Vincent Goossaert 2021 About the AuthorVincent Goossaert is professor of Daoism and Chinese religions at École Pratique des Hautes Études-PSL. About the BookThe origins of modern Daoism can be traced to the Church of the Heavenly Master (Tianshidao), reputedly established by the formidable Zhang Daoling. … Continue reading Heavenly Masters

BOOK REVIEWBiblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Centuryby Dale B. Martin 2017 About the AuthorDale B. Martin is Woolsey Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His numerous books include New Testament History and Literature. About the BookA leading biblical scholar’s … Continue reading Biblical Truths

BOOK REVIEWCults: Inside the Worlds Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Themby Max Cutler 2022 About the AuthorMax Cutler created and founded Parcast Studios in 2016. With Cutler at the helm, Parcast has launched some of the most popular and highly-ranked weekly podcasts, specializing in popular genres like mystery, true crime, pop … Continue reading Cults

BOOK REVIEWReligion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thoughtby Pascal Boyer 2001 About the AuthorPascal Boyer is Luce Professor of Collective and Individual Memory at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. About the BookMany of our questions about religion, says the internationally renowned anthropologist Pascal Boyer, were once mysteries, but they no longer are: we are … Continue reading Religion Explained