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Why Religion?: A Personal Story
Why Religion?: A Personal Story | Elaine Pagels
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One of PW's Best Books of the YearOne of Amazon's Best Books of the Month Why is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help address these questions.These questions took on a new urgency for Pagels when dealing with unimaginable loss--the death of her young son, followed a year later by the shocking loss of her husband. Here she interweaves a personal story with the work that she loves, illuminating how, for better and worse, religious traditions have shaped how we understand ourselves; how we relate to one another; and, most importantly, how to get through the most difficult challenges we face. Drawing upon the perspectives of neurologists, anthropologists, and historians, as well as her own research, Pagels opens unexpected ways of understanding persistent religious aspects of our culture. A provocative and deeply moving account from one of the most compelling religious thinkers at work today, Why Religion? explores the spiritual dimension of human experience.
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kspenmoll
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This is a moving memoir,about Elaine Pagel‘s forging a seemingly impossible pathway to the creation of a new self,after experiencing the death of her 6year old son, & about 15 months later, her husband.As she states: “ I‘ve interwoven this personal story with the work that I love; acknowledging such connections helps us understand the past and illuminate the present.”
I‘m still reeling & processing her story.I have read some of her previous work.

Christine Thanks for sharing about this one - has been on my virtual and physical TBR shelves for too long! 2y
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kspenmoll
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#OutstandingOctober #Readathon
Finished MIW, TDCOJ & DIRW; at various stages with KTC, WR?, TNOW.
As always, I enjoy participating in these readathons! Thanks @Andrew65

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kspenmoll
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About 1/3 into this memoir- read her Gnostic Gospels ages ago- this is making want to reread her books.I have not been active reading or posting the last several days because I have been sick, but I am on the mend. This was a good one to pick up & read today.

Ruthiella Glad you are feeling better! ❤️ I also read The Gnostic Gospels many years ago. (edited) 2y
SamAnne I loved this memoir. 2y
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Blueberry
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Currently reading. I'm getting a lot out of it. So much so that I bought it so I can highlight.

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kspenmoll
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#weeklyforecast
#sundaybuddyread TNOW- 9 chapters; #nonfiction #memoir- WR?; #poetry #biography #DeniseLevertov -25+ po.; Mm-50 pp.; #audiomystery-5 ch.
Flexible plans…

Cinfhen I hear ya on #FlexiblePlans ☺️ 2y
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