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Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion

Categorie	Religie & Theologie
Boeknummer	#354090-ZC19
Titel	Religion for Atheists: A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion
Auteur	Botton, Alain de
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London : Penguin
Jaar van uitgave	2012
ISBN10	0241964059
ISBN13	9780241964057
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, photographs in b/w, 8vo.
Samenvatting	The boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved on by Alain de Botton's inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are of course entirely false - and yet that religions still have important things to teach the secular world. Rather than mocking religions, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from them - because they're packed with good ideas on how we live and arrange our societies. Blending deep respect with total impiety, de Botton (a non-believer) proposes that we should look to religions for insights into how to build a sense of community, make our relationships last, get more out of art, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, and much more. For too long non-believers have faced a stark choice betwe... (Lees verder)en either swallowing peculiar doctrines or doing away with consoling and beautiful rituals and ideas. At last Alain de Botton has fashioned a far more interesting and truly helpful alternative.
Pagina's	311
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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