City of the good : nature, religion, and the ancient search for what is right / Michael Mayerfield Bell.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; Preface: On Losing Your Children in the Vatican; Acknowledgments; 1 The Conundrum of the Absolute; THE PAGAN; 2 Nature Before Nature; 3 The Natural Conscience; 4 Pagan Monotheism and the Two Evils; THE BOURGEOIS; 5 Why Jesus Never Talked about Farming; 6 Great Departures; 7 Electrum Faiths; THE GOOD; 8 Nonpolitical Politics; 9 Awesome Coolness; 10 The Jewel of Truth; Notes; References; Index