Religion for Atheists
A non-believer's guide to the uses of religion
$23.80
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2014
Summary
The Sunday Times bestseller that exploded the God debate
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 i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141046310 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141046317 |
| Author: | Alain de Botton |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2014 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 127mm x 196mm |
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Critics Review
Smart and stimulating … a sensitive analysis of the deeply human needs that faith meets * Financial Times *
A beautiful, inspiring book … offering a glimpse of a more enlightened path * Sunday Telegraph *
A serious and optimistic set of practical ideas that could improve and alter the way we live – Jeanette Winterson * The Times *
His prose is lovely: clear, gently persuasive, light of touch * Observer *
Beautifully written * Evening Standard *
Cool, crystal-clear prose … There isn’t a page in this book that doesn’t contain a striking idea or a stimulating parallel * Daily Mail *
Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton is the bestselling author of fifteen books, including The School of Life: An Emotional Education, How Proust Can Change Your Life, The Consolations of Philosophy, The Art of Travel, and The Course of Love. He is also the founder of The School of Life.
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