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Introduction.
Part I: In the Beginning: Religion Basics.
Chapter 1: Holy Smoke! Defining Religion.
Chapter 2: Four Big Mysteries and a Couple of Recent Conundrums.
Chapter 3: The God Questions: Does He Exist and What's He Like?
Chapter 4: When Good Religions Go Bad.
Part II: Religious Beliefs.
Chapter 5: The Foundations of Faith.
Chapter 6: The Amazing Variety of Spiritual Beings.
Part III: Religious Rituals.
Chapter 7: Rituals of Communal Worship.
Chapter 8: Rituals of Individual Devotion.
Chapter 9: Holy Days in Our Lives: Rites of Passage.
Part IV: Religious Ethics.
Chapter 10: Personal Virtues.
Chapter 11: Public Virtues.
Chapter 12: Religion and Some Really Hot Ethical Issues.
Part V: All (Other) Things Holy.
Chapter 13: Holy Books.
Chapter 14: Holy People.
Chapter 15: Holy Places.
Chapter 16: Holy Houses.
Chapter 17: Holy Days on the Calendar.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten (or so) Jobs for the Devoted.
Chapter 19: Ten Tales for Your Reading Enjoyment.
Appendix: A Few Religions of the World.
Index.
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