Author:Martin Rowson
'As with dogs, so with gods - by and large, you should blame the owners.'
A particular trait, common to all human civilisations, is the worship of non-human entities with followings of devotees who claim that their reverence can transport them to transcendental heights of complete and unfettered love.
Do we mean God? No - we mean Dog. Dogs and other pets we've been keeping and loving since we began walking on two feet. But why do we love God - and pets - so much when their capriciousness sometimes suggests that they don't love us back?
In this wise, witty and highly topical book, celebrated cartoonist and novelist Martin Rowson argues that rationally, the whole enterprise of religion is a monumental and faintly ridiculous waste of time and money. But then again, so is pet-keeping.
Cheeky [and] irreverent
—— Scotland on SundayAn erudite, entertaining, informative and sometimes spectacularly rude rant
—— New ScientistLearned, intelligent, outrageous, fruitful and funny
—— TribuneHe is a sensitive writer, capable of great subtlety
—— GuardianFood Of The Gods deploys some entertaining learning, and provides an exciting challenge to conventional thinking.
—— The IndependentIn Sisters of Sinai Janet Soskice has achieved the impossible - she has brought biblical scholarship to life. A gripping story of two spirited women determined to pursue the truth whatever the cost, with camels to boot. Wonderful
—— Sara WheelerAn extraordinary and compelling book, combining vivid travel adventures, wonderful characters, and absorbing journeys of the mind and heart. Janet Soskice brilliantly and accessibly unfolds one of the most gripping sagas of Biblical detection, while telling the story of two magnificent women who trespassed intrepidly in worlds that sought to exclude them
—— John CornwellThis rattling tale appears to come straight from an Indiana Jones adventure... Janet Soskice had done an excellent job in piecing together the lives of two remarkable, and largely forgotten women
—— Marc Horne , Scotland on SundaySoskice tells the story with scholarly conviction... [This] biography is one to be earmarked
—— www.thebookbag.co.ukAn ambitious and attractive book. Its tone is learned, thoughtful and usually intimate...a finely balanced and well-told experiment that will echo with many readers
—— Independent
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