On the World's Religions

Here are a couple of books everyone should read and keep handy as a reference.  Religious Literacy, by Stephen Prothero, explains how Americans have become so woefully ignorant about faith, and aims to correct the problem by detailing the most essential things we ought to know about the bible and the world's major religions.  God Is Not One, by the same author, gives a more in depth view of each of the world's major faiths, discussing what each sees as the cosmic problem faced by humanity and the divine answer thereto.