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How God Becomes Real: Kindling the Presence of Invisible Others
by T. M. Luhrmann
This was a super interesting book, and I’m glad I came across it. I believe I heard about the author from Michael Shermer’s podcast, and I wasn’t sure if I’d like the book or not, but I loved it. If you’re at all interested in psychology or anthropology, you’ll really enjoy this book. In this book, Luhrmann is trying to figure out why people believe in God, and she also wants to better understand the rituals of people from various religions.
She has a lot of interviews with various people from different faiths and tries to figure out why they do what they do and how they came to believe. For example, one question that comes up throughout the book is, “How do you know it’s God talking to you and not your own inner dialogue?”, and the answers are super interesting.
Unlike some other books, this one doesn’t poke fun at the religious or explain why they’re wrong for believing. If nothing else, it’s filled with non-judgmental curiosity, and that’s what made me love it so much.
She has a lot of interviews with various people from different faiths and tries to figure out why they do what they do and how they came to believe. For example, one question that comes up throughout the book is, “How do you know it’s God talking to you and not your own inner dialogue?”, and the answers are super interesting.
Unlike some other books, this one doesn’t poke fun at the religious or explain why they’re wrong for believing. If nothing else, it’s filled with non-judgmental curiosity, and that’s what made me love it so much.