Book contents
- Religion and the Meaning of Life
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Religion and the Meaning of Life
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Why Should We Care about Meaning?
- 2 Boredom
- 3 Denial of Death
- 4 Acquiring Meaning
- 5 Suicide
- 6 The Divine One
- 7 Life after Death
- 8 Obstacles
- 9 How Should We Live So as to Die Well?
- Epilogue Facts the Heart Can Feel
- Notes
- References
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2020
- Religion and the Meaning of Life
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Religion and the Meaning of Life
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Why Should We Care about Meaning?
- 2 Boredom
- 3 Denial of Death
- 4 Acquiring Meaning
- 5 Suicide
- 6 The Divine One
- 7 Life after Death
- 8 Obstacles
- 9 How Should We Live So as to Die Well?
- Epilogue Facts the Heart Can Feel
- Notes
- References
- Index
Summary
The introduction states briefly what the book is about, several assumptions that I will be making, what it means for the approach of the book to be “existential,” and what meaning is based on, plus chapter summaries.
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- Religion and the Meaning of LifeAn Existential Approach, pp. 1 - 7Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020