Growing up with children's books portraying world religions as quaint cultural superstitions reveals our society's fatal blindness. Modernity can see religion's outer trappings but remains INCAPABLE of comprehending its soul. Throughout history, religion wasn't just important—it was EVERYTHING, propelling entire civilizations. This anthropological exploration explains why religious belief dominates every successful society and what catastrophic patterns emerge when cultures abandon the divine.
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Forgotten Truth by Houston Smith
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Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant
Caesar and Christ by Will Durant
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A Secular Age by Charles Taylor
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Destiny Disrupted by Tamim Ansary
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Strategy by Lawrence Freedman
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Atrocities by Matthew White
The Dictators by Richard Every
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Dominion by Tom Holland
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Nihilism by Seraphim Rose
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