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In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred

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In his new book, bestselling author Sam Keen challenges the notions and habits we’ve formed about religion over the centuries in order for us to build a deeper faith, that is relevanttoday.

He asks:

* How has religion failed us?.

* Must we choose between dogmatic religion and atheism?

* How might religion unite rather than divide us?

The answers, Keen discovers, point the way back to the primal emotions, to the life-giving sense of dwelling in the presence of the sacred..

In the Absence of God sets out to recover the elemental experience of the sacred in everyday life. By appreciating emotions like wonder, gratitude, anxiety, joy, grief, reverence, compassion, outrage, hope and humility we may once again find ourselves in the presence of an unknowable but all present G-D. We may also regain the commonalities between Christians, Jews, Muslims, and other spirit traditions and end the contentious differences that have divided them and our world.

Synopsis:

The bestselling author of "Fire in the Belly" offers a provocative critique of the present state of religion and leads the way down a new path, offering renewal and hope for a troubled society.

Synopsis:

SAM KEEN is a noted author and lecturer, who has written thirteen books on philosophy and religion. He earned graduate degrees from the Harvard Divinity School and Princeton University, and spent twenty years working as an editor of Psychology Today. Keen co-produced the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary Faces of the Enemy, and was the subject of a PBS special with Bill Moyers entitled Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen. When not writing or traveling around the world lecturing and giving seminars on a wide range of topics, Keen cuts wood, tends to his farm in the hills above Sonoma, takes long hikes, and practices the flying trapeze.

Visit him at SamKeen.com

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Table of Contents

Idolatrous gods and profane ideologies — The desert : retreat and renewal — The hidden oasis — Remembering elemental emotions — God talk and sacred nonsense — Rites, rituals, and sacraments — Communities of concern and the quest for justice.

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ISBN:
9780307462312
Subtitle:
Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred
Publisher:
Crown Publishing Group
Author:
Keen, Sam
Author:
Sam Keen
Subject:
Fiction : Fantasy - General
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Religion : General
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General
Subject:
Religion
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Spiritual life
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Christianity - General
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Spirituality - General
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Philosophy
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General Religion
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Religion Comparative-General
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Religion Western-Inspirational
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main_subject
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all_subjects
Publication Date:
20100309
Binding:
ELECTRONIC
Language:
English
Pages:
224
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"Synopsis" by , The bestselling author of "Fire in the Belly" offers a provocative critique of the present state of religion and leads the way down a new path, offering renewal and hope for a troubled society.
"Synopsis" by , SAM KEEN is a noted author and lecturer, who has written thirteen books on philosophy and religion. He earned graduate degrees from the Harvard Divinity School and Princeton University, and spent twenty years working as an editor of Psychology Today. Keen co-produced the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary Faces of the Enemy, and was the subject of a PBS special with Bill Moyers entitled Your Mythic Journey with Sam Keen. When not writing or traveling around the world lecturing and giving seminars on a wide range of topics, Keen cuts wood, tends to his farm in the hills above Sonoma, takes long hikes, and practices the flying trapeze.

Visit him at SamKeen.com
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