A tool for comparative religion: A review of The Ascetic Self: Subjectivity, Memory and Tradition by Gavin Flood. A review of David Gelernter's Judaism: A Way of Being. A review of The Story of the Scrolls: The Miraculous Discovery and True Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Geza Vermes. A review of Out of the Cave: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Dead Sea Scrolls Research by Edna Ullmann-Margalit. A History Channel documentary purports to reveal “the real face of Jesus” through the same technology that brought us Avatar’s big blue aliens, but the 3D rendering of the Shroud of Turin is only the latest big-ticket appearance of one of history’s most famous relics — so what do we know about its authenticity? Pope Benedict says it's authentic. The do-gooding propensities of the Church would one day lead Catholics to embrace socialism; the language of social justice has been one very important mechanism that has encouraged this fatal embrace. A review of Islam and Modernities by Aziz Al-Azmeh. Super Muslims: Can the heroes of The 99 save Islam from misunderstanding? A review of The Future of Islam by John Esposito. A review of Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth? by Eric Kaufmann. It is misleading and dangerous to think that religions are different paths to the same wisdom: A review of God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World — and Why Their Differences Matter by Stephen Prothero (and more and more). What is a religion? Damon Linker reviews Taming the Gods: Religion and Democracy on Three Continents by Ian Buruma (and more). An interview with Michael J. Baigent, author of Racing Toward Armageddon: The Three Great Religions and the Plot to End the World. Kenneth Grubbs reviews The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller.
