Religion for reluctant believers / Leonard J. Swidler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swidler, Leonard J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life.

Theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2017]

Summary:

This is a volume written for persons who live in the mental world of modernity--that is, in a world that cherishes (1) freedom as the core of being human; (2) critical-thinking reason as the arbiter of what to affirm or not; (3) history, process, and dynamism at the heart of human life and society; and (4) dialogue with those who think differently yet who sense that there is somehow more to life, to reality, than meets the eye: that there is a depth or spiritual dimension not captured in our everyday experiences, which is customarily called religion. Religion for Reluctant Believers explores the meaning of life: its joys, problems, and terrors, its pluses and minuses. In short, it asks the question, do you want to buy into Religion with a capital r, into a particular religion, or into no religion at all?

Contents:

Invitation

Personal self-disclosure

The meaning of religion and spirituality

Modernity

Reflections on problematics

Purposes of religion - the future

The search for ultimate reality: deep dialogue

Light and dark sides of major religions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 27, 2017).

ISBN:

9781498295185

1498295185