This was one of the best books I have read so far this year. Luhrmann is a brilliant anthropologist, a keen and kind observer of people and an elegant writer. I enjoyed not only the content of the book, but also the experience of reading it. It's rare that I have trouble putting down a non-fiction book in order to go to sleep, but both the writing and the research was so fascinating, I had to press on.
As someone who is neither Christian nor skeptical about God's existence, the book was not quite directed at me, but that sense of reading as an outsider just added to my enjoyment and gave me a sense of how this research might apply beyond the bounds of Christianity.
I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good, non-fiction read.