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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.
Genre: Autobiographies.

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  • 25 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.

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Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield B PAGELS (Text) 38950611285430 Adult Biography Available -