McPherran's book is the best full-length study of Socratic religion currently available in English. It is well written and well argued. It should be read by any serious student of Socratic philosophy or the religion of fifth-century Athens. -Hugh H. Benson, University of Oklahoma This book is by far the most comprehensive and searching study of Socrates's religious commitments ... Read moreand their impact on his philosophy. McPherran painstakingly sorts through the testimonies of the relevant ancient sources and provides important and often controversial new interpretations of them. -Nicholas D. Smith, Michigan State University This well-produced book is the fullest and in some ways the best discussion of its topic available. -International Studies in Philosophy McPherran has no illusions that he will carry everyone with him in his conclusions. He is, of course, thoroughly abreast of this scholarly literature, and gives excellent annotations of alternative views, which enable one to disagree with him if one wishes. All he wants to do is to reassert the essential religiosity of this extraordinary and complex figure, and I think that he has done that with admirable thoroughness. -John Dillion, Trinity College Dublin Show Less