Why We Need Religion - An Agnostic Celebration of Spiritual Emotions

Religion appears to be about God, messiahs, churchgoing, and morality, but that is only the appearance. It is really about lust, rage, grief, love and the other core emotions. Why We Need Religion is about the way religion successfully manages human emotions, for the good of the individual and the group.

List of contents

• Introduction: Opiate for the masses?


• Chapter One: Adventures in the Creation Museum


• Chapter Two: Sorrow, Death, and Emotional Management


• Chapter Three: Forgiveness and the Restart Button


• Chapter Four: Mental training: Peace, Resilience and Sacrifice


• Chapter Five: Ecstasy, Joy, and Play


• Chapter Six: Fear and Rage


• Epilogue

About the author

Stephen Asma is a Professor of Philosophy and Founding Fellow of the Research Group in Mind, Science, and Culture at Columbia College, Chicago.

Summary

Religion appears to be about God, messiahs, churchgoing, and morality, but that is only the appearance. It is really about lust, rage, grief, love and the other core emotions. Why We Need Religion is about the way religion successfully manages human emotions, for the good of the individual and the group.

Additional text

a refreshing interdisciplinary take on an important issue

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Asma, Stephen T. Asma, Stephen T. (Professor of Philosophy Asma, Asma Stephen T.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780190469672
• ISBN: 978-0-19-046967-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Religion & Science, Religion: general, Religion & politics, Religious issues & debates, Philosophy of religion, Religion and Politics, Religion and science, Religion & science, Religious issues and debates