Why Religion? A Personal Story
By Elaine Pagels
Published Oct. 12, 2018
Why Religion? is an autobiographical story of religion professor Elaine Pagel’s “coming to Christ,” her subsequent falling away from faith, and how her understanding of religion’s impact developed as she experienced great personal tragedy.
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