A Look at Californias Religious Diversity

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Published January 9, 2007 at 10:20 AM PST

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

We learn about the broad spectrum of religion in our region with both the author and photographer for The Visionary State A Journey through Californias Spiritual Landscape.

Tom Fudge: You’ve probably heard people say that California is land of fruits and nuts. And one of the nutty things about our state is its eccentric approach to religion. From Scientology, to UFO cults, to Jim Jones’s People’s Temple, our state is and has been home to people who believe in some very strange things. Now, writer and culture critic Erik Davis has written a book that explores the spiritual quirkiness of the California state of mind.

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Erik Davis , author of The Visionary State, A Journey through California’s Spiritual Landscape .
Michael Rauner , photographer for the book.

A Look at Californias Religious Diversity

We learn about the broad spectrum of religion in our region with both the author and photographer for The Visionary State A Journey through Californias Spiritual Landscape.

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A Look at Californias Religious Diversity

We learn about the broad spectrum of religion in our region with both the author and photographer for The Visionary State A Journey through Californias Spiritual Landscape.