Victoria’s Book Review: God: A Human History by Reza Aslan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer explores humanity’s quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of God.
In layered prose and with thoughtful, accessible scholarship, Aslan narrates the history of religion as a remarkably cohesive attempt to understand the divine by giving it human traits and emotions. According to Aslan, this innate desire to humanize God is hardwired in our brains, making it a central feature of nearly every religious tradition. As Aslan writes, “Whether we are aware of it or not, and regardless of whether we’re believers or not, what the vast majority of us think about when we think about God is a divine version of ourselves.”
But this projection is not without consequences. We bestow upon God not just all that is good in human nature-our compassion, our thirst for justice-but all that is bad in it: our greed, our bigotry, our penchant for violence. All these qualities inform our religions, cultures, and governments.
More than just a history of our understanding of God, this book is an attempt to get to the root of this humanizing impulse in order to develop a more universal spirituality. Whether you believe in one God, many gods, or no god at all, God: A Human History will challenge the way you think about the divine and its role in our everyday lives.

[@kathrincooper829]

Thanks for this excellent summary and review. You've just stopped me from giving the book away as a Christmas gift - but I might read it myself.

[@Queer_Black_Blessed]

Mmmmm. Thats a good point. In order to understand the Divine, we make them in our image.

[@niiche]

Thanks for the review, very informative.

[@bradasdn5573]

Thanks a lot Victoria

[@Queer_Black_Blessed]

I loved your objectivity.

[@VictoriasBookReviews]

My Truth thank you, that’s very kind.

[@ArchieThomas3seesea]

It's been said the divinity of Christ is in the Bible before the N Council. Dr James Kennedy deals with apologetics in his works. Many Christians, despite the Trinity, insist there is one God.

[@bradasdn5573]

Sorry , but U just said Reza is a Christian
No he is actually a Muslim