himself in a new type of religious gathering. The service had started off fairly typically, as religious services go. Scriptures had been read and prayers offered. But what Mathetes found so unusual was the complete lack of ecstasy or mindlessness that was typical at the time. Indeed, the service seemed to focus on the participants thinking aloud about the teaching, asking questions, and listening. They weren’t learning the universe’s secrets. They were learning how to live. Though he had been attending