Summary: Otis Young contemplates "Eternal Life: A New Vision: Beyond Religion, Beyond Theism, Beyond Heaven and Hell," a thoughtful examination of deities and religion in the context of modern knowledge by retired bishop John Shelby Spong. Charles Stephen marches forward with "Darwin's Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin's Views on Human Evolution" by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, a deeply-researched though somewhat controversial new take on the motivations behind Charles Darwin's pivotal work and ideas.
