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Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
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Religion for Atheists: A Non-believer’s Guide to the Uses of Religion

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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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Country
United States
Date
8 January 2013
Pages
320
ISBN
9780307476821

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.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Country
United States
Date
8 January 2013
Pages
320
ISBN
9780307476821