Been in the Struggle, by Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer Robert A. Segal is unconvinced by an argument about the depth of religious racism Robert A. Segal 12月 13日
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, by Amanullah De Sondy and others Robert A. Segal applauds a comprehensive survey of the distinctions and similarities between the three great Religions of the Book Robert A. Segal 1月 25日
Religion Matters: An Introduction to the World’s Religions, by Stephen Prothero Robert A. Segal questions the assumptions behind a wide-ranging survey of world religions Robert A. Segal 8月 27日
Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life, by Jay Wexler Robert A. Segal applauds a striking analysis of the real relations between church and state in the US Robert A. Segal 9月 19日
Catafalque: Carl Jung and the End of Humanity, by Peter Kingsley Robert A. Segal is wary of an attempt to offer a definitive new interpretation of Jung Robert A. Segal 6月 13日
The Story of Myth, by Sarah Iles Johnston Book of the week: Robert Segal on a work that strives to restore the centrality of narrative to tales as old as time Robert A. Segal 3月 14日
Gospels before the Book, by Matthew D. C. Larsen This appraisal of the gospels does not transform our understanding of them, says Robert A. Segal Robert A. Segal 1月 24日
Jesus as Philosopher: The Moral Sage in the Synoptic Gospels, by Runar M. Thorsteinsson The differences between Jesus and philosophers cannot be ignored, writes Robert Segal Robert A. Segal 8月 9日
Jesus in Asia, by R. S. Sugirtharajah Texts from China to India and elsewhere portray Christ in a different light, says Robert A. Segal Robert A. Segal 2月 15日
Liberalism’s Religion, by Cécile Laborde Robert A. Segal enjoys a rigorously researched volume on the relationship between religion and the secular state Robert A. Segal 9月 28日
The Dawn of Christianity: People and Gods in a Time of Magic and Miracles, by Robert C. Knapp Robert A. Segal on an overview of religion in the Roman Empire that emphasises the similarities between three belief systems Robert A. Segal 5月 25日
Moses: A Human Life, by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg Robert A. Segal on a exploration of the interior life of the leader who led the Jews out of the desert Robert A. Segal 3月 9日
The Invention of God, by Thomas Römer Scholarship, not ideology, drives this welcome effort to determine what is historical and what is not in the depiction of God, says Robert A. Segal Robert A. Segal 1月 14日