I was always interested in Buddhism partly because it doesn't have a God figure, and it's been a good decade since I passed through my arrogant teen atheist phase and realised that other religions are not irrational fables, but the book helped me to see some specific instances of valuable Christian teachings that I hadn't known about. I'd like to have a crack at reading the bible and other religious texts but I'm concerned about trying to piece together the lessons through the presentation and getting the wrong message given religious texts are supposedly very metaphorical and occasionally cryptic.