Out of the banks of the riverNilerose a civilization descending from none other nor fathering none later, but exhibiting an endurance never since repeated. The 600-mile long Nile river in northern Africa was isolated enough from the civilizations ofMesopotamiato develop its own unique culture and religion. Egyptians built a profoundly religious civilization that would last […]
Approximately 6000 years ago, people living in clay-walled cities along the banks of the southern end of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers established the first society to progress beyond the Stone Age. They formed the first empire. A number of times before this, civilizations in other parts of the world may have briefly flourished and […]
The transition from the Stone Age to early civilization was marked by the domestication of animals, the manufacture of pottery and cloth, and many other advances that let humans begin to win control over their environment. These changes, called the Neolithic Revolution, occurred in various places around the world between 10,000 and 3000 BC. Central […]
Long before the dawn of civilization, a lack of language skills prevented people from putting original ideas together and to contemplate the world around them. For hundreds of thousands of years, actions were driven primarily by instinct. Their sphere of thought did not go beyond their immediate needs. When they were hungry, they searched for […]
The myriad of religions practiced throughout history reveal how man’s perception of God has evolved to adapt to his changing world. His characterization of God differs with each successive society. Various views of gods and the evolution of religious beliefs have paralleled the development of civilized man, from early primordial man’s image of fierce animal-like […]
Why do you believe in God? The question perplexes most of mankind, yet is so simple to answer. To see the answer, we must just step back and look at our world. If we ask a thousand people that question, we get a thousand different answers. But when we look at the distribution of people […]
This book is a guided tour through the experience mankind calls religion. Along the journey you will encounter a fascinating array of religious beliefs as diverse as the people on this planet who experience them. And, more importantly, you will uncover why people were, and still are, so receptive to religious inspiration. In most educational […]
I am a big believer in freedom and liberty, and particularily religious freedom. Religious Freedom is a fundamental human right and everyone should have the right to believe – or not. Growing up a Christian and living in America, I understand how important a person’s faith is to them. Faith in God is vital to so many people […]
