{"product_id":"9780310367581","title":"Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious","description":"Author: ROSS DOUTHAT\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780310367581\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Religious\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Instant \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Truly a \u003cem\u003eMere Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e for the 21st century\"--\u003cem\u003eWorld\u003c\/em\u003e magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the host of the \u003cem\u003eInteresting Times \u003c\/em\u003epodcast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you ever wish you had more faith Here is a blueprint for thinking your way from doubt to belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a columnist for the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e who writes often about spiritual topics for a skeptical audience, Ross Douthat understands that many of us want to have more faith than we do. Douthat argues that in light of what we know today it should be harder to \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e have faith than to have it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith empathy, clarity, and rigor, Douthat explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy nonbelief requires ignoring what our reasoning faculties tell us about the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow modern scientific developments make a religious worldview more credible, not less\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy it's entirely reasonable to believe in mystical and supernatural realities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow an open-minded religious quest should proceed amid the diversity of religious faiths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Douthat's own Christianity is informed by his blueprint for belief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clear and straightforward arguments, \u003cem\u003eBelieve\u003c\/em\u003e shows how religious belief makes sense of the order of the cosmos and our place within it, illuminates the mystery of consciousness, and explains the persistent reality of encounters with the supernatural. Highly relevant for our current moment, \u003cem\u003eBelieve\u003c\/em\u003e offers a pathway for thinking your way from doubt into belief, from uncertainty about our place in the universe into a confidence that we are here for a reason.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544528572574,"sku":"HPC-9780310367581","price":44.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780310367581.jpg?v=1771648562","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780310367581","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}