The final sentence of this review is this: > MacCulloch’s unspoken conclusion might well be that religion should begin again from scratch. The Great(est) Comm

The final sentence of this review is this: > MacCulloch’s unspoken conclusion might well be that religion should begin again from scratch. The Great(est) Command(ment) is to love our Creator with all our being, and then love our neighbor as ourself. As Jesus was of the House of David, and the Quran states that the Gospels were sent by God just as it was, there is the single foundation upon which religion rests. Now, if only people earnestly sought to live their lives according to that greatest of commandments, to thus love their enemies and to treat others like they were treating Jesus, himself. Of course, the paradox of tolerance requires that we love the oppressed more than the oppressor, so if we have to deal with folks with Nazi-like tendencies, we must love them (in our hearts) while we strip them of their power to harm others. As with all things human, our having free will means it is completely our choice whether we seek to obey any of God's commands. Just know that we all reap what we sow, for good or ill, so I suggest you act on behalf of others' happiness whenever possible.