The fall of the priests and the rise of the lawyers

The questions -- The purpose of morality and law -- The past and the future -- What is religion? -- What is the rule of law? -- The families of religion: western religions -- The families of religion: eastern religions -- The families of law -- A brief tour of secular law -- Money, banks and corporations -- Secularisation and religious decline -- Reasons for the decline of religiosity -- Secularisation of government -- The rise of the lawyers -- Who rules the world: lawyers or economists? -- What is wrong with the law? -- Scientific progress and the law -- A way of living -- A billion years from now

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- The Author -- Contents -- 1. The Questions -- 2. The Purpose of Morality and Law -- 3. The Past and the Future -- 4. What is Religion? -- 5. What is the Rule of Law? -- 6. The Families of Religion: Western Religions -- 7. The Families of Religion: Eastern Religions -- 8. The Families of Law -- 9. A Brief Tour of Secular Law -- 10. Money, Banks and Corporations -- 11. Secularisation and Religious Decline -- 12. Reasons for the Decline of Religiosity -- 13. Secularisation of Government -- 14. The Rise of the Lawyers

The questions -- The purpose of morality and law -- The past and the future -- What is religion? -- What is the rule of law? -- The families of religion : western religions -- The families of religion : eastern religions -- The families of law -- A brief tour of secular law -- Money, banks and corporations -- Secularisation and religious decline -- Reasons for the decline of religiosity -- Secularisation of government -- The rise of the lawyers -- Who rules the world : lawyers or economists? -- What is wrong with the law? -- Scientific progress and the law -- A way of living -- A billion years from now