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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Autore principale: Heintzman, Ralph Ripley
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2011
Accesso online:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=499984
Sommario:
  • 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.