BOOK REVIEWHow to Be an Epicurean: The Ancient Art of Living Wellby Catherine Wilson 2019 About the AuthorCatherine Wilson received her PhD in philosophy from Princeton University and has taught at universities in the US, Canada, and Europe. She has published more than 100 research papers and eight books, including A Very Short Introduction to … Continue reading How to Be an Epicurean
Cults
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
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Religion Explained
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
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What You Don’t Know About Religion (but Should)
BOOK REVIEWWhat You Don't Know About Religion (but Should)by Ryan T. Cragun 2013 About the AuthorRyan T. Cragun (1976-) is a husband, father, and sociologist of religion (in order of importance). Originally from Utah, he now lives in Florida and works at the University of Tampa. His research and writing focuses on religion, with an … Continue reading What You Don’t Know About Religion (but Should)
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The Evolution of God
BOOK REVIEWThe Evolution of Godby Robert Wright 2009 About the AuthorRobert Wright is a contributing editor of The New Republic, a Slate.com columnist, and a visiting scholar at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the cofounder of http://www.bloggingheads.tv, runs the web-based video project http://www.meaningoflife.tv, and lives in Princeton, NJ, with his wife and two daughters. … Continue reading The Evolution of God
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Heaven and Hell
BOOK REVIEWHeaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlifeby Bart D. Ehrman 2020 About the AuthorBart D. Ehrman is a leading authority on the New Testament and the history of early Christianity and a Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author of six New York Times … Continue reading Heaven and Hell
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From Yahweh to Zion
BOOK REVIEWFrom Yahweh to Zion: Jealous God, Chosen People, Promised Land…Clash of Civilizationsby Laurent Guyénot 2018 About the AuthorLaurent Guyénot was born in France in 1960. After graduating as an engineer from the École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées in Paris, and working in the armaments industry in the United States for two years, he … Continue reading From Yahweh to Zion
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