Publisher's Synopsis
If you find yourself wondering why the world is in such a mess these days, this book may provide the answer! Find out about corruption, historical predictions, and religious domination.
Depending on your point of view, religion is the source of values like compassion and social justice that are essential to the harmonious co-existence of diverse groups in any given society. Or it provides the rationalization for intolerance and injustice toward the "other," which is the root of conflict and suffering. The reality, of course, is much more complicated than either perspective.
In any case, religious beliefs - and beliefs about religion - inevitably shape social values and political power, in both the secular societies of the global North and the deeply religious cultures of the global South. Explore the relationship between religion and a variety of social and political issues, from economic inequality to immigration.
