Publisher's Synopsis
If you don't know why God named the religion of Abraham, the submission of your will to God, you have not been converted to the correct understanding of your religion yet. The submission of our will to God is what all God-fearing people have in common, no matter what else we call ourselves. This understanding, when applied, will eliminate the divisions and the enmity and hatred discord generates. Alan Dean Shariff introduces a renewed understanding of culture and religion in his new book, Climbing the Stairway to Culture, to bring our world out of the darkness of moral ignorance and misery into the light of God's moral intelligence and happiness. Read and judge for yourself!
Culture is a word most of us believe we understand very well. However, most people today misuse and misunderstand this word, culture. The true definition of culture is growth and development. Based on this meaning, our culture can only be what helps us to grow and develop as a person, family, or society. To understand today's problems, we must start studying the difference between culture, heritage, traditions, customs, rituals, and superstitions versus religion. We must learn the difference between that which is helping us from that which is hurting us and why.
I believe that the belief in One God and righteousness has served humanity the most in our cultural growth and development throughout history. But the world has descended again into the darkness of moral ignorance because most people have lost their understanding of righteousness. However, God has given us a system restore point to restore our understanding of religion and righteousness whenever the world becomes evil again. I believe God's system restore point for humanity when we return to obeying God by understanding and following the example that Abraham set to be considered a righteous person by God. Abraham was before Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and each considers him the father of their faith. In this book, I will reintroduce Abraham's religion and share my understanding of culture, religion, and the real purpose of life.
