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Why religion matters: the fate of the human spirit in an...,1E

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Weaving together insights from comparative religions, theology, philosophy, science, and history, along with examples drawn from current events and his own extraordinary personal experience, Smith gives both a convincing historical and social critique and a profound expression of hope for the spiritual condition of humanity. Despite the widespread belief that these are halcyon days for religion and spiritual awareness, Smith shows how our everyday worldview is instead dominated by a narrow scientism, materialism, and consumerism that push issues of morality, meaning, and truth to the outer margins of society and our lives. In fact, he finds that too much of what passes as religion these days is actually a privatized and ungrounded debasement of true religion..

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211.8 SMI w

Z. HANDIMAN

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211.8 SMI w

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New York : HarperSanFransisco., 2001

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xiv, 290p.; 22 cm.

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English

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0-06-067099-1

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211.8

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ATHEISM

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