Religion on Capitol Hill: Myths and Realities

by Dorothy L. Williams, Peter L. Benson, Dorothy Hill

Book Overview

In The Lost Hero, three demigods named Jason, Piper, and Leo made their first visit to Camp Half-Blood, where they inherited a blood-chilling quest: Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall. An oath to keep with a final breath, And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death. Who are the other four mentioned in the prophesy? The answer may lie in another camp thousands of miles away, where a new camper has shown up and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060607807
• ISBN13: 9780060607807
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Realities of religious rersearch

This book presents a unique approach to research on religious beliefs and behaviors. It is not new but for some reason it appears that this information was lost or ignored. Peer reviewed journal articles published a decade and a half after this book was available evidence an ignorance of this superior approach to the study of religion through surveys. Benson and Williams appear to understand more than most people what constitutes the psychological instantiation of religion. This allows an avoidance of culture bound terminology hence the culturally acquired answers that reveal very little. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in the scientific study of religion.