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

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)

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

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