Human actions are often deeply intertwined with religion and can be understood in a strictly religious context. Yet, many volumes and articles pertaining to dis

What first prompted prehistoric man, sheltering in the shadows of deep caves, to call upon the realm of the spirits? And why has belief thrived since, shaping t

An illuminating history of how religious belief lost its uncontested status in the West This landmark book traces the history of belief in the Christian West fr

Human actions are often deeply intertwined with religion and can be understood in a strictly religious context. Yet, many volumes and articles pertaining to dis

How new is atheism? Although adherents and opponents alike today present it as an invention of the European Enlightenment, when the forces of science and secula