Now that I have a good e-book reader, I find that I've only purchased some 3 paper books in the last 4 months, compared to some 20+ ebooks. I thought I'd miss having a hard copy of books to display and to flip through and I was surprised to find I did not. Until now.

The Evolution of God is simply brilliant. Robert Wright explores (and largely discredits) traditional conceptions of the shared God of the Jews, Christians and Muslims, but he does so with an almost astounding amount of respect and care for these religions and all they stand for. This sort of thoughtful, and careful, study of religion and its relationship to science, has been largely missing in the screaming, fever pitch "Eff them all!" world of Richard Dawkins and his opposition in the "Intelligent" Design crowd.

This book is a breath of fresh air, is captivating and brilliantly written, and is so damn good, I have just ordered a second copy of it. A hard-back paper copy of it. Because I want to hold a book this good in my hands. ( )