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The eight rival religions that run the world with stephen colbert. His work has been featured on the cover of time magazine, the oprah winfrey show, the daily show with jon stewart, the colbert report, npr, and other top national media outlets. He is a professor of religion at boston university and the author of eight books on religion in america, including the new york times bestseller religious literacy. Alongside reading, writing, and arithmetic, religion ought to become the fourth r of american education. Author and religion scholar stephen prothero debunks the popular myth that all religions are different paths to the same god. Religious literacy by stephen prothero summary the united states is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy. What every american needs to know and doesnt, prothero says the united states is one of the most religious countries on earth, but americans know nothing about. Protheros emphasis on religious differences can give the false impression that religious diversity is a problem. This acclaimed book by stephen prothero is available at in several formats for your ereader. In 2007, stephen prothero professor of religion at boston university wrote a book called religious literacy. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read religious literacy. And because domestic controversies, like those over intelligent design or gay marriage, are also often bound up with religion, prothero writes, you need religious literacy in order to be an.
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Read religious literacy what every american needs to knowand doesnt by stephen prothero available from rakuten kobo. Stephen prothero tells us that hinduism has many gods and buddhism has no god. Mar 11, 2008 stephen prothero is the new york times bestselling author of religious literacy and god is not one, a professor of religion at boston university, and a senior fellow at the smithsonians national museum of american history in washington d. His work has been featured on the cover of time magazine, the oprah winfrey show, the daily show with jon stewart, national public radio, and. Many protestants cant name the four gospels, many catholics cant name the seven sacraments, and many jews cant name the first five books of the bible. Building religious literacy through the greatest stories ever told, religion matters.
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