The Complete Idiot's Guide to Religions Online [Paperback]

Bruce B. Lawrence (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 1 pages
• Publisher: Alpha Books (1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789722097
• ISBN-13: 978-0789722096
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,407,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Homerun!, January 29, 2000

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Charles Henderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Religions Online (Paperback)

Bruce Lawrence, an Islamic scholar who chairs the prestigious religion department at Duke University has written a delightful review of religion on the Internet. Lawrence writes with both humor and intelligence, a rare combination among such well placed academics. This is a must read for anyone interested in tracking the explosive growth of religion on the Net. Naturally I would give this book a great review, as Lawrence rated my own sites as being among best on the Net.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stellar Guide, April 21, 2000

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Mahlon H. Smith (Rutgers University, New Brunswick NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Religions Online (Paperback)

You'd have to be a "Complete Idiot" not to enjoy & benefit from this very useful book. The past five years have witnessed such an explosion of religion-related resources on the internet that tracking reliable & authoritative information can become a chore. With a scholar's critical judgment & a master teacher's communication skills Bruce Lawrence guides cyber-pilgrims -- both seekers & scholars -- from one end of the religious spectrum to the other to websites that are worth the trip. This is a book that any researcher in religion should consult before going on-line. Minutes consulting this Guide can save hours wasted in sorting the chaff churned up by mechanical search engines.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fair Play, September 20, 2000

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Randall K. Watters "Free Minds" (Manhattan Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Religions Online (Paperback)

An interesting project, considering that every religion has its critics, and you are always going to offend someone by writing about their religion. The Watchtower is no exception, with literally hundreds of websites postured against this organization and only two official websites of the Watchtower with very limited information. Yet, it is the responsibility of the web critic who wishes to reach the reader to be kind and fair to members of the religion who may be browsing online. A little humor and some poetry, film and sound waves are nice. I get many Witnesses write me at freeminds.org.