God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World
- ISBN-10
- 0143116835
- ISBN-13
- 9780143116837
- Series
- God is Back
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 405
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Authors
- John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge
Description
Two writers for "The Economist" magazine show how and why religion is boomingaround the world and reveal its vast effects on the global economy, politics, and more.
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