Grace Without God The Search for Meaning, Purpose, and Belonging in a Secular Age |
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Author:
| Ozment, Katherine |
ISBN: | 978-0-06-230513-8 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2017 |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers
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Imprint: | Harper Perennial |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $15.99USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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A THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF HOW TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE WITHOUT RELIGION.
Meet the "Nones," a rapidly growing group of religiously unaffiliated Americans (so-called because they check the box that reads, essentially, "none of the above" when asked about their faith). While many Americans are raised in a religious tradition, recent decades have seen large numbers of families drift from their churches and synagogues, temples and mosques, and abandon faith-based...
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A THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPLORATION OF HOW TO LIVE A MEANINGFUL LIFE WITHOUT RELIGION.
Meet the "Nones," a rapidly growing group of religiously unaffiliated Americans (so-called because they check the box that reads, essentially, "none of the above" when asked about their faith). While many Americans are raised in a religious tradition, recent decades have seen large numbers of families drift from their churches and synagogues, temples and mosques, and abandon faith-based practices. But what is lost when we leave religion
Faith traditions give us a moral grounding and a sense of identity by connecting us to our past and creating tight communal bonds. But without the one-stop shop of religion, how do the nonreligious fill the need for ritual, story, community, and, above all, purpose and meaning With a quarter of Americans identifying as religiously unaffiliated, these questions have never been more urgent.
Katherine Ozment-writer, journalist, and mother of three-comes face-to-face with the fundamental issue of the Nones when her son asks her the simplest of questions: "What are we" Unsettled by the only reply she can summon-"Nothing"-she sets out on a journey across the changing landscape of America to find a better answer.
Insightful, surprising, and compelling, Ozment's search is both a personal and critical exploration, inspiring readers of all backgrounds to find their own way forward to a meaningful life.