Disclaimer: Even though this is mostly a book review, it's obviously about religion, so if reading about religion makes you squeamish, be forewarned. Not that it's gonna get all "Praise the Lord" on you, I'm pretty moderate about this kind of thing, but I'm just letting you know...
So this is the first "religious" book I've read (apart from the Bible, and I never finished that) and it was 1) easy to read and 2) very interesting. Even though the author is Catholic, the book isn't really about Catholicism, just God in a general sort of way, if that makes any sense. I don't even know if he's Catholic actually. The cover says he's an archbishop but he mentions having a wife and kids so I dunno... anyway...
I've never been devout about my own Catholicism. My faith has undergone a lot of changes and exploration in the past years. I can say I believe in God, but the details of my faith are hazy and I'm not quite sure what believing in God actually means. I don't think it's about going to the "right" church, or saying the "right" prayers. It's not about believing in some, intangible, mysterious, unknown... thing.
I want believe in something I can understand, feel, and be influenced to be a good person. This book made me feel like that's a start. The author says that best way to know God, is to recognize God in others and treat them that way. That makes sense to me. If we are made to be in God's image, we should act as He would and treat each other kindly and with respect. There's nothing to argue against that is there?
Anyway, I recommend the book. It's sometimes on the verge of being preachy and then Tutu says something kinda funny to make it less so. But in the end, it just gives you a warm good feeling and you just want to be nice to everyone from now on.
I'm going to read "How to Practice" by the Dalai Lama next cause I think it might be a good comparison.