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Haven't really read much about religion... interesting question. Legolas Send a noteboard - 28/08/2012 10:13:08 PM
If you were going to suggest a book about world religions (awareness, mostly - don't need to go overboard), what would it be? I've purchased a couple, but the one I'm reading is annoying me... though I suppose that could be because I'm not exactly sure what I want out of it. So far, it has only made the case that religion has shaped history. Yes, duh.

The name coming to mind is Karen Armstrong, who has written a number of books on the Abrahamic religions - some books about all three of them, as well as books on each of the separate ones. I read some of them and thought they were interesting (on a science-for-a-larger-audience level, not specialized theology or history of religion) and not too blatantly biased, though I should add that this was easily eight years or more ago, so who knows what I'd think of them now.
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I suppose this is sort of a survey. Or not. Whatever: world religions - 28/08/2012 03:39:17 PM 1004 Views
It's hard to suggest something when you can't elucidate a goal - 28/08/2012 08:51:22 PM 789 Views
I know. I'm sorry. - 28/08/2012 09:49:33 PM 682 Views
I'd recommend "The World's Religions" by Huston Smith - 28/08/2012 09:35:59 PM 782 Views
I do own that. - 28/08/2012 09:51:15 PM 758 Views
Haven't really read much about religion... interesting question. - 28/08/2012 10:13:08 PM 750 Views
I've read her book on Muhammad - 28/08/2012 10:38:31 PM 799 Views
Hm, yes, I can see that... that she doesn't really dare to tackle controversies too much. - 28/08/2012 11:03:11 PM 706 Views
With respect to Islam, I prefer the Ibn Warraq edited ones. - 29/08/2012 02:13:25 AM 744 Views
Yes - 29/08/2012 05:21:22 PM 929 Views
How many of these do you have? *NM* - 30/08/2012 11:23:22 PM 307 Views
Sounds like I need to check him out. - 29/08/2012 09:15:50 PM 688 Views
He acts as editor on those books. - 30/08/2012 04:04:45 PM 664 Views

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