Religion

what is this thing religion which has supposedly been the cause of bloodshed and warring for centuries? What is God and do we need him in our modern world? Karen Armstrong bestselling author and one of the worlds leading writers on religious affairs has a refreshing and startling way of looking again at these questions. God is not a being to be believed in as a child believes in Santa Claus; religion is not a story to be proven true or false but a discipline akin to music or art that answers a deeply human need and can teach us to discover new capacities of mind and heart. Selected from