The Evolution of God
by:
Robert Wright (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316734912 (0316734918)
ASIN: 316734918
Publish date: June 8th 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 567
Edition language: English
They're are two different schools of thought about a book like this. One, there was something in this book to offend almost everyone from each of the three Abrahamic religions (Christian, Jew, and Muslim). Or, two, by understanding the historical context and development over time of the major ideas ...
Once again, I wish I had some brilliant things to say about this book, but that's never going to happen!The main focus of this book was showing how religions have evolved from being polytheistic to being monotheistic. There is also information about the history of religion, which I found quite inter...
For my myriad fans :-)If I were better at time management, I'd have had this reviewed by now but I have put pen to paper (finally) and should have a review of this ultimate volume of my religion-themed reading quest soon.
Some interesting moments but mostly dense and tedious.