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100	1		_aHolloway, Richard _914055
245	1	2	_aA little history of religion / _cRichard Holloway
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c2017
300			_aviii, 244 p.
490			_aLittle histories (Yale University Press)
500			_aIndex present
520			_aIn 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
546			_aEng
650			_aReligion
650			_aReligion-History _914056
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