I just finished reading Caught In The Pulpit: Leaving Belief Behind by Daniel Dennett and Linda LaScola based on interviews with former clergy and current clergy who no longer believe in the divine. It was kind of interesting, especially in places, but the qualitative design of the research on which it is based made it more speculative than another Dennett book titled Breaking The Spell: Religion As A Natural Phenomenon which I liked more. Books I’ve recently read have given me a more interdisciplinary view of some subjects. I haven’t yet decided what I’ll read next. But I have a few possibilities in mind.
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