The views presented by Joseph Campbell have challenged me at the very core of who I am. I was raised in Christian home, attended Christian schools my whole life, and today I am a leader at my church, Champion Life in Palm Desert, CA. I am by no means a perfect Christian, nor can a recite a thousand bible verses to you but I do believe in the word of God and have my entire life. However, I can tell you that when I read this book, with an open mind, it did challenge my belief system and consequently has caused me to do some serious soul searching lately. For example, I do wonder how there could be so many similarities in the resurrection myths across so many different religions, how could these people who never communicated come up with myths
