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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

5.0

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“I think people within the religion… are probably happier, on the whole, than people on the outside… But some things in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.” A detailed, heavily-researched, and well-structured look at religious fanaticism and extremist fundamentalism, exploring the role faith plays in the country and in the control of meaning.