Jonas Atlas has taken a wealth of scholarship and presented it in brief and accessible form. Atlas replaces nonsense with nuance, and shows that many of what we think are facts are ideologically-motivated falsehoods instead. Rather than simply tearing down myths, however, this book builds bridges between “nonbelievers” and “believers,” and overcomes the tendency to separate the world into “us” and “them.”

– William T. Cavanaugh, Professor of political theology, author of The Myth of Religious Violence

In the agonizingly superficial and unsophisticated discourses prevalent in the media today, “religion” has tragically become synonymous with irrationality and fundamentalism. While both irrationality and fundamentalism can be found in association with religion—just as they can be found in association with every other form of organized human activity as well—the true core of the religious intuition is something that transcends the logico-conceptual models of the intellect; it doesn’t contradict rationality. Jonas Atlas brings us on a journey of rediscovery of humanity’s greatest treasure and most valuable legacy: the maps to meaning embedded in our religious traditions.

– Bernado Kastrup, executive director of Essentia Foundation, author of 'Decoding Jung’s Metaphysics' and 'Why Materialism is Baloney'

A clear and important demolition of some key modern myths about religion.

– Abdul Hakim Murad, Dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, author of 'Travelling home: Essays on Islam in Europe'

I’ve been wanting to see someone crystallize the myths about religion and show them for what they are. This is an important breakthrough and major clarification.

– Rupert Sheldrake, best-selling author of The Science Delusion and Science and Spiritual Practices