Published 2005
“…The failure to understand this religious imagination which is easily opened to self-centered human manipulation that could lead to the acts of extremism and violence has caused this problem not to be addressed effectively.The author believes that we should empower the individual not only
with revealed knowledge but also with a framework of scientific thought in order to understand religion so that prosperity, societal well-being and peace can be guaranteed; and not just a blind follower of others.Religious study thus has to be integrated with social sciences and,
especially, the
sociology of religion.…”
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