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Religion for atheists : a non-believer's guide to the uses of religion / Alain de Botton.
Summary:
"Religion for Atheists suggests that rather than mocking religion, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from it-because the world's religions are packed with good ideas on how we might live and arrange our societies. Blending deep respect with total impiety, de Botton (a non-believer himself) proposes that we look to religion for insights into how to, among other concerns, build a sense of community, make our relationships last, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, inspire travel and reconnect with the natural world. For too long non-believers have faced a stark choice between either swallowing some peculiar doctrines or doing away with a range of consoling and beautiful rituals and ideas. At last, in Religion for Atheists, Alain de Botton has fashioned a far more interesting and truly helpful alternative."--from inside front cover
Record details
- ISBN: 9780771025976 (hc.)
- ISBN: 0771025971 (hc.)
- Physical Description: 320 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, c2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index."Signal"
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- Subject:
- Religion > Philosophy.
Atheism.
Spiritual life.
Secularism.
Available copies
- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Smithers Public Library | ANF 210 DEB (Text) | 35101000358684 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |