01623nam a22002297a 4500 20260722155848.0 260722m20172016|||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780300228816 PK-LaUMT 200.9 HOL-L Holloway, Richard 14055 A little history of religion / Richard Holloway New Haven : Yale University Press, 2017 viii, 244 p. Little histories (Yale University Press) Index present In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion from the dawn of religious belief to the twenty-first century with deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those with faith and those without, and especially for young readers, he encourages curiosity and tolerance, accentuates nuance and mystery, and calmly restores a sense of the value of faith. Ranging far beyond the major world religions of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism, Holloway also examines where religious belief comes from, the search for meaning throughout history, today fascinations with Scientology and creationism, religiously motivated violence, hostilities between religious people and secularists, and more. Holloway proves an empathic yet discerning guide to the enduring significance of faith and its power from ancient times to our own.--Front book jacket flap Eng Religion Religion-History 14056 BK 141588 141588 0 0 0 0 01 01 2026-07-22 0 200.9 HOL-L 153587 2026-07-22 15:59:02 2026-07-22 BK