Ch. 1: Angels and Devils

[KayR]

Alain de Botton wrote an interesting book--Religion for Atheists--examining the benefits to society of different facets of religion, suggesting ways they could be incorporated into secular society. It definitely changed the way I look at religion.

NY Times review of "Religion of Atheists"

[LanDroid]

Remember the name of the series and the intended audience "The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion". A "light" writing style is good, we are looking for accurate facts, but don't need turgid academic hand-wringing. By the end of the book I doubt we'll consider the subject deserves a rigorous treatment. Already the fraud conviction and contradictory accounts of the "First Vision" give a sickening odor.

KayR said On the other hand, maybe it's just a different take on dogs cowering under the bed in a thunderstorm.