L. Reynolds Andiric has traveled the world extensively and has a keen interest in different cultures–including the religious beliefs that people practice. Educated as a scientist with many years of experience in the medical field, she has witnessed the importance of spirituality to people both in the United States and throughout the world.
She currently lives in St. Augustine, Florida and works as a consultant in Global Health with the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) as part of the PEPFAR Project.
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Getting It, Then Getting Along: Understanding the World's Five Major Religion
The thesis of this book is that most people have very little knowledge about other’s religious beliefs, and if they had a better understanding, they might be more tolerant and much of the ill-will and even violence would be dispelled. This book explains the five religious belief systems that the majority of the world’s populations follow. It is not a book that proselytizes or presents dogma with the intent to convince the reader of the rightness or wrongness of one belief over another. Neither does it insist that one must be religious or even believe in God to be a good person.
For the most part, an individual’s spirituality is derived from one’s own culture and heritage and a lack of knowledge regarding specific beliefs can often lead to misconceptions about religious systems not familiar to us. Social media can also cause confusion when the originator of a post may have a specific “agenda” and provide only the information that supports that purpose even though that information is not objective nor does it provide the whole truth.
With better understanding of others’ religious beliefs, it is hoped that greater tolerance for religious diversity will develop and respectful discourse and interactions will result. If this is possible for religious diversity, it could also be useful for other human diversities. A focus of the book is to promote compassionate behavior when dealing with differences with an outlook that our variances can be advantageous and may, in fact, allow for resolution of some of the planet’s most worrisome concerns. Different perspectives through different cultural lenses may together solve universal problems. The book further emphasizes that change begins with each individual and one by one as more tolerance, more respect and greater compassion toward others develop, our world will become a kinder, gentler place.
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Getting It is one of the best books I’ve ever read for understanding the basic tenants of the world’s major religions. I share the belief that understanding is key to peaceful cohabitation in this world. Bravo to Andiric for a clear and powerful gift to us all.