Strange Gods by Susan Jacoby
In a groundbreaking historical work that focuses on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with an uncompromising secular perspective, Susan Jacoby illuminates the social and economic forces that have shaped individual faith and the voluntary conversion impulse that has changed the course of Western history--for better and for worse. Covering the triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvin's dour theocracy, American plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters' religion--along with individual converts including Augustine of Hippo, John Donne, Edith Stein, Muhammad Ali, George W. Bush and Mike Pence--Strange Gods makes a powerful case that nothing has been more important in struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of one's choice or to reject belief in God altogether.Susan Jacoby is the author of several books, including Wild Justice, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in New York City and contributes to The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsday, and Vogue.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781400096398 |
| ISBN 10 | 1400096391 |
| Title | Strange Gods |
| Author | Susan Jacoby |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2017-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
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