Imagine There's No Religion

Harvard FAS

John Lennon of Beatles’ fame asks us to imagine a world with no religion in the lyrics of his widely acclaimed song written in 1971. He also asks us to imagine a world without nationalism and inequality. He admits he’s a dreamer, but what if we delve deeper into his dream? Is he correct to identify religion, nationalism, and inequality as the main sources of the world’s ills over the past century and are these components of human civilization made even worse when they intersect with one…