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020 $a9780062368539
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035 $a(OCoLC)1059513469$z(OCoLC)1023484626
035 $a(OCoLC)on1059513469
037 $bHarpercollins, 53 Glenmaura National Blvd Ste 300, Moosaic, PA, USA, 18507-2132$nSAN 200-2086
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050 14 $aBL43.P34$bA3 2018
082 04 $a270.092$aB$223
100 1 $aPagels, Elaine H.,$d1943-$eauthor.
245 10 $aWhy religion? :$ba personal story /$cElaine Pagels.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bEcco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,$c[2018]
300 $axv, 235 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.
520 $aThe author of "The Gnostic Gospels" draws on personal experiences and the perspectives of neurologists, anthropologists, and historians to illuminate the enduring capacity of faith in explaining and meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century.
520 $a"Why does religion still exist in the twenty-first century? And why do so many people -- even, and especially, those who challenge religion -- continue to argue about the questions it raises? What purpose does it serve in our lives? These questions took on a new urgency for Pagels when she was dealing with unimaginable loss: the death of her young son, followed a year later by the shocking loss of her husband. Here she interweaves her personal story with the work she loves -- illuminating how, for better and worse, religious traditions have shaped how we understand ourselves; how we relate to one another; and, most important, how we get through our most difficult challenges. In the process, Pagels opens up unexpected ways of understanding this stubbornly persistent aspect of our culture. A provocative and deeply moving memoir from one of the most compelling religious thinkers at work today, Why Religion? explores the spiritual dimension of human experience"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aPagels, Elaine H.,$d1943-
650 0 $aReligion historians$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 0 $aReligion and sociology.
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