Rediscovering reverence : the meaning of faith in a secular world /
"A surprising and insightful work, 'Rediscovering Reverence' offers a rational explanation of what the modern western world calls 'religion' and argues that it is not what most people assume. Questioning western culture's evolving use of the word 'religion' ov...
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| Language: | English |
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Montréal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2011
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=499984 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- The human paradox
- Reverence
- Spirituality
- "Religions" and religious life
- Faith and belief
- Encountering the spirit
- The way : life as pilgrimage
- The truth : reason and revelation
- The life : the mystery of being
- An adult faith
- Learning from each other
- Rediscovering reverence : the environmental imperative
- A secular world?
- The question.