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Harvard minister and author of The scandalous gospel of Jesus : what’s so good about the good news? Peter J. Gomes believes that focussing on Jesus rather than his message is leading the Christian church astray. He feels that by going “beyond the bible” Jesus’ original message of hope will be rediscovered.
Religious tolerance in world religions is edited by Jacob Neusner and Bruce Chilton. In this situation the word tolerance means the “capacity to live with religious difference” where a majority religion can accommodate a minor one. Different scholars give their perspective on a wide range of religions including pre-Christian and Roman paganism to the modern religions of Judaism and Buddhism.
The author of Spiritual evolution : scientific defense of faith George E. Vaillant believes positive emotions are essential to our survival and that spirituality has a biological basis. This brings people together where the focus is on others rather than self. He also discusses what he sees as the differences between religion and spirituality.
Read more about these titles plus books covering views on the existence of God, why I became an atheist, Galileo Antichrist and the daily practice of Zen ritual on the Religion & Beliefs Recent Picks.
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