Religions of the World Book

There is a tendency to disregard religion--either all of them or all of them but for one's own. But I think where you fall on the religio-graphic world scheme should hardly influence your willingness to learn about other beliefs. Even in our age, religion is an extremely pertinent topic, as it influences politics and worldviews of individuals, governments, and would-be governments. Religious understanding is fundamental to harmony and understanding and, most importantly, education. Beyond that, even if one is not religious, there is a lot of value to be taken from reading the literature of various civilizations and hold in one's hands a literary compilation in an appreciation of what Carl Jung called the "collective subconscious." All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed being introduced to the major world religions, especially Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Baha'i (having mostly been exposed to Abrahamic monotheism beforehand).