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.
I suppose this is sort of a survey. Or not. Whatever: world religions
28/08/2012 03:39:17 PM
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It's hard to suggest something when you can't elucidate a goal
28/08/2012 08:51:22 PM
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I know. I'm sorry.
28/08/2012 09:49:33 PM
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The best one I have is The Religious Experience of Mankind by Ninian Smart.
29/08/2012 02:09:14 AM
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Also, you might want to try typing in "Oxford World Religion" at amazon.com
28/08/2012 08:54:52 PM
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Haven't really read much about religion... interesting question.
28/08/2012 10:13:08 PM
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I've read her book on Muhammad
28/08/2012 10:38:31 PM
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Hm, yes, I can see that... that she doesn't really dare to tackle controversies too much.
28/08/2012 11:03:11 PM
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With respect to Islam, I prefer the Ibn Warraq edited ones.
29/08/2012 02:13:25 AM
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I think the main effect is it means they can't be read alone to get a balanced picture
29/08/2012 05:19:55 PM
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I think for what you're looking for, Wikipedia and related online resources is all you need. *NM*
01/09/2012 02:19:14 PM
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