wrenhawk 's review for:

Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer

4.0

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I thought the story was incredibly intriguing. I didn't want to put it down (by the way I felt the same when reading Into Thin Air by Krakauer). ALthough the history of the Mormon church is rather fascinating, what most interested me was the ideas that imerged during the trial of the Lafferty's regarding the line between faith and insanity. We all believe in things that aren't rational. What makes one crazy and another faithful? Krakauer raises some good points and certainly made me think deeply about the concepts of faith and belief. I read this just after completing the story of Mary Baker Eddy who started Christian Science, also in 19th century America and have since been pondering the similarities and differences in these two figures. Next on my list is a biography of the Booths who started the Salvation Army....