Removing the Middleman: Volume 1: Deciphering Faith Without Ritual

As intended in its purest form, religion was meant to forge a global alliance of goodwill and common humanity by encouraging diverse tribes to work together-a social construct to help define coexistence as a way of life. However, the creation of hierarchies and religious clergies converted religious texts into tools of division and judgment.In today's contemporary world connected through global frameworks, it is critical to reevaluate the nature of religious texts to understand the underlying importance of common good. The first volume in a series deconstructing the texts of the Qur'an without the interjection of religious scholarship, this book delves into the issue of accepting faith without being bound to ritual. Reviewing only the first two Surahs of the Qur'an, this book focuses on peeling back the layers of complex undertones and contexts behind each verse in an effort to empower the reader to do the same.