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God and religion come in for bad press these days. Is religion worth keeping? Are militant atheists misguided? Do religion and spirituality need each other? Is it possible to build tolerance and respect in a divided world? And can science play a role? Eleanor Stoneham explains why the answer to all these questions is a resounding 'yes'. It is true that religions need to change and become more relevant for today's needs. But supposing science also changed, shed its shackles of conventional materialistic dogma based on some shaky assumptions and looked with new eyes at religious beliefs such as prayer, distance healing and life after death? Is it possible that the latest ideas on empathy and consciousness could be narrowing the gulf between science and religion? In our quest for a more just and peaceful society, could these same ideas help us find stronger inter-religious bonds of respect and understanding at the level of heart and soul? This book will help lay persons and clergy alike relate church tradition to the wider world of science, spirituality and interfaith issues. It will challenge the 'spiritual but not religious.' It will make the faithful think. And it will test those convinced that their religion or faith is the only way to enlightenment, the only path to Truth.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Religion: general

• Full title: Why Religions Work
• Author: Eleanor Stoneham
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 145
• EAN: 9781780994963
• ISBN: 1780994966
• ID: 01222423
• Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
• Weight: 150 g
• Dimensions: 215 × 141 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. November 2012

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