Why Religion?New York Times bestseller One of PWs Best Books of the Year One of Amazons Best Books of the Month Why is religion still around in the twenty first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help address these questions. These questions took on a new urgency

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