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Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
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Religion historians -- United States -- Biography.
Religion and sociology.
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Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
Religion historians -- United States -- Biography.
Religion and sociology.
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Why
religion
? : a
personal
story
/ Elaine Pagels.
by
Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018.
Call #:
270.092 P133w
Subjects
Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
Religion
historians -- United States -- Biography.
Religion
and sociology.
ISBN:
9780062368539 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xv, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.
Summary:
The author of "The Gnostic Gospels" draws on
personal
experiences and the perspectives of neurologists, anthropologists, and historians to illuminate the enduring capacity of faith in explaining and meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century.
"
Why
does
religion
still exist in the twenty-first century? And
why
do so many people -- even, and especially, those who challenge
religion
-- continue to argue about the questions it raises? What purpose does it serve in our lives? These questions took on a new urgency for Pagels when she was dealing with unimaginable loss: the death of her young son, followed a year later by the shocking loss of her husband. Here she interweaves her
personal
story
with the work she loves -- illuminating how, for better and worse, religious traditions have shaped how we understand ourselves; how we relate to one another; and, most important, how we get through our most difficult challenges. In the process, Pagels opens up unexpected ways of understanding this stubbornly persistent aspect of our culture. A provocative and deeply moving memoir from one of the most compelling religious thinkers at work today,
Why
Religion
? explores the spiritual dimension of human experience."--From publisher.
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Memoirs.
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