Religion for atheists : a non-believer's guide to the uses of religion / Alain de Botton.
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TextPublication details: London : Penguin, 2012Description: 320 p. : ill., map, ports., plans ; 20 cmISBN: 9780241964057Subject(s): Atheism | Religion -- PhilosophyDDC classification: 211.8 Summary: All of us, whether religious, agnostic or atheist, are searching for meaning. And in this wise and life-affirming book, non-believer Alain de Botton suggests that religions, far from being nonsensical as atheists maintain, are instead full of good ideas on how to live. And that we should steal from them. Picking and choosing from the thousands of years of advice assembled by the world's great religions to get practical insights on art, community, love, friendship, work, life and death, Alain de Botton will show how each of us may find our place in the world.Summary: Religion.Summary: Philosophy;
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Includes index.
All of us, whether religious, agnostic or atheist, are searching for meaning. And in this wise and life-affirming book, non-believer Alain de Botton suggests that religions, far from being nonsensical as atheists maintain, are instead full of good ideas on how to live. And that we should steal from them. Picking and choosing from the thousands of years of advice assembled by the world's great religions to get practical insights on art, community, love, friendship, work, life and death, Alain de Botton will show how each of us may find our place in the world.
Religion.
Philosophy;
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