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Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
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Author: Alain de Botton
Title: Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 320
Release Date: 2013-01-08
Details: What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? Alain de Botton's bold and provocative book argues that we can benefit from the wisdom and power of religion-without having to believe in any of it.
He suggests that rather than mocking religion, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from it-because the world's religions are packed with good ideas on how we might live and arrange our societies. De Botton looks to religion for insights into how to build a sense of community, make relationships last, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, inspire travel, get more out of art, and reconnect with the natural world. For too long non-believers have faced a stark choice between swallowing lots of peculiar doctrines or doing away with a range of consoling and beautiful rituals and ideas. Religion for Atheists offers a far more interesting and truly helpful alternative.
EAN: 9780307476821
Package Dimensions: Height: 7.95 inches, Length: 5.23 inches, Weight: 2.314853751 pounds, Width: 0.69 inches
Languages: en
