After God
Future of Religion
Don Cupitt(Author)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Publisher)
Published on 18. August 1997
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-297-81952-3 (ISBN)
Description
Traditional religious beliefs have reflected and grown out of the structures of the societies that produced them, yet, in our rapidly changing world, religious faith becomes increasingly divorced from the realities of life and is faced with the need to separate itself from the wider world in ways that can only reduce its effectiveness. This book explores the history of religious faith and meaning. It also suggests a future for religious belief, proposing that instead of retaining traditional forms and increasingly isolating itself from the wider world, it is vital that religion must change, moving away from the traditional concepts, in particular that of a god or gods. However, the book also maintains that our societies desparately need religious faith as a basis for social stability and morality.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Colour 8
Dimensions
Height: 120 mm
Width: 120 mm
Weight
327 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-297-81952-3 (9780297819523)
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