Been in the Struggle, by Regina Shands Stoltzfus and Tobin Miller Shearer Robert A. Segal is unconvinced by an argument about the depth of religious racism By Robert A. Segal 13 December
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, by Amanullah De Sondy and others Robert A. Segal applauds a comprehensive survey of the distinctions and similarities between the three great Religions of the Book By Robert A. Segal 25 January
Religion Matters: An Introduction to the World’s Religions, by Stephen Prothero Robert A. Segal questions the assumptions behind a wide-ranging survey of world religions By Robert A. Segal 27 August
Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life, by Jay Wexler Robert A. Segal applauds a striking analysis of the real relations between church and state in the US By Robert A. Segal 19 September
Catafalque: Carl Jung and the End of Humanity, by Peter Kingsley Robert A. Segal is wary of an attempt to offer a definitive new interpretation of Jung By Robert A. Segal 13 June
The Story of Myth, by Sarah Iles Johnston Book of the week: Robert Segal on a work that strives to restore the centrality of narrative to tales as old as time By Robert A. Segal 14 March
Gospels before the Book, by Matthew D. C. Larsen This appraisal of the gospels does not transform our understanding of them, says Robert A. Segal By Robert A. Segal 24 January
Jesus as Philosopher: The Moral Sage in the Synoptic Gospels, by Runar M. Thorsteinsson The differences between Jesus and philosophers cannot be ignored, writes Robert Segal By Robert A. Segal 9 August
Jesus in Asia, by R. S. Sugirtharajah Texts from China to India and elsewhere portray Christ in a different light, says Robert A. Segal By Robert A. Segal 15 February
Liberalism’s Religion, by Cécile Laborde Robert A. Segal enjoys a rigorously researched volume on the relationship between religion and the secular state By Robert A. Segal 28 September
The Dawn of Christianity: People and Gods in a Time of Magic and Miracles, by Robert C. Knapp Robert A. Segal on an overview of religion in the Roman Empire that emphasises the similarities between three belief systems By Robert A. Segal 25 May
Moses: A Human Life, by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg Robert A. Segal on a exploration of the interior life of the leader who led the Jews out of the desert By Robert A. Segal 9 March
The Invention of God, by Thomas Römer Scholarship, not ideology, drives this welcome effort to determine what is historical and what is not in the depiction of God, says Robert A. Segal By Robert A. Segal 14 January
