World Religions Challenge

I like the openness of this challenge. Participants have four levels to choose from, all religions are up for grabs, and not only books, but also movies, music, plays, services, holidays, and rituals are allowed.

The Four Levels:

1. The Bare Bones Path (Also Know As: The *Technically* There's Only Three Path): Read something about what are *technically* the only world religions, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. (These are considered, by some scholars, to be the only World Religions because while Judaism and Hinduism have the numbers, they don't proselytize or really invite other people to join, making it more of an ethnicity).

2. The Penthouse Path (Also Known As: The Five Biggies Path): Read something about the five major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

3. The Universalist Path (Also Known As: The Above and Beyond Path): Read something by all five of the major world religions PLUS more books about any or all of the following: Shintoism, Animism, Taoism, Confucianism, Wicca, Mythology, Atheism, Occult, Tribal Religions, Voodoo, Unitarianism, Baha'i, Cults, Scientology, Mysticism, Rastafarianism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zorastrianism, Agnosticism, Gnosticism, Satanism, Manichaeism, Deism, Comparative Religion, Religious Philosophy, Jungiansim, Symbolism, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, etc., etc. etc. (you may also read about another aspect of one of the 5 Biggies)

4. The Unshepherded Path (Also Known As: The Don't Tell Me What to Do Path): Read as many books as you would like about whatever religions you want.

I can't help but sign up for The Unshepherded Path as it appeals both to my wishy-washy-ness, and is most representative of my own belief system.

Books I Read

1. The Flies by Jean-Paul Sartre
2. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
3. The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
4. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
5. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
6. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
7. Trickster by Matt Dembicki
8. Inferno by Dante Alighieri