The book was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in June 1902.

" Girard persuades us that even as our world grows increasingly violent the power of the Christ-event is so great that the evils of scapegoating and sacrifice are being defeated even now.

Josephson-Storm traces the history of the myth of disenchantment in the births of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, folklore, psychoanalysis, and religious studies.

A special feature of this book is its many "Debating the Evidence" sections, where the reader becomes familiar with scholarly disputes concerning the interpretation of textual and archaeological evidence on a variety of topics and case ...

"This book will be a classic in the field.

About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics.

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

On spiritual rebirth through encounter with God in an expanded version, by the author of Seven Storey Mountain.

From a leading expert on American Catholic life, a bracing challenge to the Church to seize the current crisis as an opportunity to return to the core of classic Catholicism.