Richard Holloway retells the history of religion from the dawn of religious belief to the twenty-first century. Ranging beyond the major world religions of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism, Holloway also examines where religious belief comes from, the search for meaning throughout history, today fascinations with Scientology and creationism, religiously motivated violence, hostilities between religious people and secularists, and more. A guide to the significance of faith and its power from ancient times to our own.

Includes index.