The Puzzle of Religion

Finding beliefs we can agree on

It’s easy to see how science has advanced over the years, discovering truths and laws that unite people from all over the world. Yet religion is dying because it remains simplistic and divisive.

Religion is supposed to be the branch of knowledge that explains God and life's purpose. It’s supposed to be as insightful as biology, geology, and physics. Yet the old and new age religions are stuck on simplistic, which is why religious affiliation is declining worldwide.

The Puzzle of Religion isn't another book filled with quaint anecdotes and religious clichés, nor is it another history lesson on religion. Instead, Douglas Hufschmid offers intelligent insights into why God allows suffering and why God seems remote and unresponsive.

Is it possible for rational people to hold similar beliefs about God as rational people now hold similar beliefs about science? It is possible, but advancing our religious beliefs requires that we exert our brain as much to understand God as we exert brain to understand science, history, economics, etc. To put it bluntly, religion shouldn't be just for dummies.

Humanity needs to unify, but that will happen only when we develop religious beliefs that intelligent people can agree on. Thankfully, The Puzzle of Religion reveals truths about God that every intelligent person can verify using logic, intuition, and their personal experiences.