Religion Unplugged

About the Book

Religions were created by humans from ancient myths. The spirituality, faith, and morality that are implicit in religions should have ennobled humans. Instead, throughout history, religion has been plagued by intolerance, persecutions, and wars that negated the benevolence contained in all religious doctrine. The problems besetting religion arise from fanaticism, lust for power, and dogmatism. These aspects of religion, as well as spirituality and the role of women, are discussed. The means for reforming religion are universal liberal education, religious democratization, improved communication among religions, and a renewal of spirituality.

About the Author

Max Swanson was born in 1931 in Michigan, USA, and was raised in Vancouver, Canada, where he received a PhD in Metal Physics from the University of British Columbia. He worked as a research scientist for Atomic Energy of Canada from 1960-86, and was a professor of physics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill from 1986-93. He has published more than 150 scientific papers. He lives in Kelowna, Canada in the summer and near Sarasota, USA in the winter. He is married, with four children and eleven grandchildren.