Religion and the meaning of life: an existential approach

"We humans are troubling paradoxes. We intensely want our lives to be meaningful, to count for something, to matter not only in individual and social ways but in a "cosmic" way. At the same time, we often evade thinking about meaning and let ourselves be driven by impulse instead of m...

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Main Author: Williams, Clifford 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge New York Port Melbourne New Delhi Singapore Cambridge University Press 2020
In:Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Cambridge studies in religion, philosophy, and society
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religiosity / Meaning of life
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Meaning (Philosophy)
B Philosophy and religion
B Life
B Religion
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