We all have books that we have read in private, and even worse, we may harbor a secret love for them. These books may have elicited taboo emotions, even though they are apparently contrary reads that don’t quite mesh with what we are traditionally thought to enjoy. Personally, I have no such shame because I…
Tag: religion
Review of “Fields of Blood:Religion and the History of Violence” by: Karen Armstrong
Amazon/Barnes & Nobles/ Books-A-Million/Goodreads In our ideologically polarized world, one thing that two sharply-contrasting groups militant fundamentalists or atheists, on either end of the theism and atheism spectrum, is an extremely facile grasp on history. Facts merely become an easily domesticated, tamable beast, to some members of both these groups, who feel that history should…
Spirituality for the Spiritual Wanderer:Countdown to Release of Karen Armstrong’s “Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence”
Warning for the believers that all religious discussion should be silenced, for the sake of preserving peace! This post is not meant to condescend, or patronize anyone’s own religious/spiritual practices; it is a free forum for people to discuss and ponder issues, for those that seek a silent, peaceful place to grapple with such issues,…
A Bibliophile's Reverie 