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Why religion? : a personal story / Elaine Pagels.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062368539
  • ISBN: 0062368532
  • Physical Description: xv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-223) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Why religion? -- Love and work -- A lifetime -- Going on -- Unimaginable -- Life after death -- Wrestling with the Devil -- Listening to thunder.
Subject: Pagels, Elaine H., 1943-
Religion historians > United States > Biography.
Religion and sociology.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Covington Branch 270.092 P133 2018 (Text) 33126023060076 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 270.092 P133 2018 (Text) 33126023060068 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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