''The Heathen's Guide to World Religions'' is a book by Kingston, Ontario-based William Hopper (1966–2017). It is a humorous look at the history of the Jewish,

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

Islamic Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the mai ...

, Buddhist, and

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

faiths. The book was written in 1997, and self-published by Hopper that same year. After attracting the attention of publishers, it was re-released in 2001 by StoneFox Publishing. After StoneFox went defunct in 2003, the rights to the book reverted to the author. In 2005, Hopper founded Diogenes Press, publishing a new, expanded edition of ''The Heathen's Guide to World Religions''. In 2008, Hopper worked with Eris Publications to produce the current "New World Order" edition. The most recent edition was published in 2011.

External links

Heathen's Guide Blog
– official website (archive)

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