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“If religion is about the sacred as opposed to the profane, the spirit as opposed to matter, the Creator as opposed to the created, Confucianism plainly does not qualify. But perhaps what we are to learn from this tradition is not that Confucianism is not a religion but that not all religious people parse the sacred and the secular the way Christians do.”

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Book:God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
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God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter

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Stephen Prothero
Stephen Prothero

Stephen Prothero is an American scholar specializing in the study of religion. Born on November 13, 1960, he is known for his research on the history of religion and the role of religion in American society. more

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