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100 1 $aDe Botton, Alain
245 10$aReligion for atheists :$ba non-believer's guide to the uses of religion /$cAlain de Botton
250 $a1st Vintage International ed
260 $aNew York :$bVintage Books,$c2013.
300 $a320 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aIncludes index
505 0 $aWisdom without doctrine -- Community -- Kindness -- Education --Tenderness -- Pessimism -- Perspective -- Art -- Architecture -- Institutions
520 $aWhat if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? The long-running and often boring debate between believersand non-believers is finally moved forward by Alain de Botton's inspiring book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are entirely false--but that it still has some very important things to teach the secular world. Religion for Atheists suggests that rather than mocking religion, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from it--because the world's religions are packed with good ideas on how we might live and arrange our societies. Blending deep respect with total impiety, de Botton (a non-believer himself) proposes that we look to religion for insights into how to, among other concerns,build a sense of community, make our relationships last, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, inspire travel and reconnect with the natural world.--From publisher description
650 0$aAtheists
650 0$aReligious life