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"This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Revised and Expanded Edition. In this

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This book provides a thorough introduction to historical and contemporary issues in American religion, tackling controversial hot-button topics such as abortion