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Philosopher Looks At The Religious Life

by Annapolis) Zena Hitz (st John's College

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 19.7 x 13 x 1.9 cm

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For seekers of meaning in faith and life choices

Uncovers the reasons behind a life of sacrifice

You will gain insights into true happiness and fulfilment

This book explores the meaning of happiness through the lens of religious life.

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What is happiness? Does life have a meaning? If so, is that meaning available in an ordinary life? The philosopher Zena Hitz confronted these questions head-on when she spent several years living in a Christian religious community. Religious life -- the communal life chosen by monks, nuns, friars, and hermits -- has been a part of global Christianity since earliest times, but many of us struggle to understand what could drive a person to renounce wealth, sex, children, and ambition to live a life of prayer and sacrifice. Hitz's lively and accessible book explores questions about faith, sacrifice, asceticism and happiness through philosophy, stories, and examples from religious life. Drawing on personal experience as well as film, literature, history, biography, and theology, it demystifies an important element of contemporary culture, and provides a picture of human flourishing and happiness which challenges and enriches modern-day life.

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    January 2023

  • Weight

    274g

  • Dimensions

    19.7 x 13 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9781108995016

  • ISBN-10

    1108995012

  • Eden Code

    5698965

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