In Praise of Doubt - How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic

Zusatztext "This book addresses! both broadly and individually! how to balance dedication to strong religious and moral beliefs! while simultaneously being objective and discerning. This book grapples! in a thoughtful! entertaining way with these and other meaty philosophical questions." Informationen zum Autor Peter L. Berger is an internationally renowned sociologist and faculty member at Boston University, where in 1985 he founded its Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He is the author of The Social Construction of Reality , The Homeless Mind , and Questions of Faith . Anton C. Zijderveld holds doctorates in both sociology and philosophy. He is on the faculty of Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Among his many books are The Abstract Society , On Clichés , and Reality in a Looking Glass . Klappentext Why Religion, Politics and Culture— and even Truth—need Doubt to survive. Zusammenfassung “A book of great practical wisdom by authors who have profound insight into the intellectual dynamics governing contemporary life.” —Dallas Willard, author of Knowing Christ Today   In In Praise of Doubt, two world-renowned social scientists, Peter L. Berger ( The Homeless Mind, Questions of Faith ) and Anton C. Zijderveld ( The Abstract Society, On Clichés ), map out how we can survive the political, moral, and religious challenges raised by the extreme poles of relativism and fundamentalism. A book that asks and answers Big Questions, In Praise of Doubt offers invaluable guidance on how to have convictions without becoming a fanatic.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Berger, Peter L. Berger, Zijde, Anton Zijderveld, Anton C. Zijderveld
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2010
• EAN: 9780061778179
• ISBN: 978-0-06-177817-9
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY: Social, RELIGION: Christian Theology / Apologetics, PHILOSOPHY: Epistemology, RELIGION: Religion & Science, RELIGION: Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY: Religious, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / General, RELIGION: Philosophy, RELIGION: Fundamentalism, RELIGION: Faith