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Title: Pagans 2 - Christians 1
Review: As a practicing Reconstructionist, I read this book to find out what went wrong - how was it that the pagan religions which satisfied diverse cultures for so long were discarded for Christianity? The answer this book gives is that people like to have fewer choices and be told there is just One True Way to believe - and live. I found the discussions of ancient Egyptian monotheism and the different trends in Jewish belief interesting corollary to the discussion. No wonder modern fundamentalists of various persuasions condemn Western culture as 'pagan' - it's because we have choices: in what we buy, how we amuse ourselves and who we elect. The author highlights the modern political crisies which have resulted from conflicts among the three big monotheistic faiths, but stops short of suggesting that rational human beings might look elsewhere for spiritual comfort and enlightenment.
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