{"product_id":"why-religion-a-personal-story-paperback-1","title":"Why Religion?: A Personal Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElaine Pagels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of PW's Best Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of Amazon's Best Books of the Month\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy 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 \u003cem\u003eWhy Religion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help address these questions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative and deeply moving account from one of the most compelling religious thinkers at work today, \u003cem\u003eWhy Religion?\u003c\/em\u003e explores the spiritual dimension of human experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of great personal tragedy, National Book Award Winner and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Elaine Pagels reflects on the persistence and nature of belief and why religion matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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? 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 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 important, how we get through the most difficult challenges we face. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cstrong\u003eTracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of great personal tragedy, National Book Award Winner and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Elaine Pagels reflects on the persistence and nature of belief and why religion matters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy 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? 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 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 important, how we get through the most difficult challenges we face. 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