Description
- Deals clearly with questions such as 'Does God exist? What was so special about Jesus? How can one be Christian in a pluralistic society?
- Structured around key phrases from the Apostles' Creed.
- Draws on the Christian theological tradition and the work of other relevant thinkers, such as Freud and Simone Weil.
- The author takes the position of an open-minded sceptic, exploring his own beliefs.
About the Author
Peter Berger, well-known sociologist and lay theologian, is director of the Institute on Religion and World Affairs at Boston University. His recent publications include Many Globalizations: Cultural Diversity in the Modern World (2002), The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics (1999), The Limits of Social Cohesion (1999), and Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of the Human Experience (1997).
Reviews
"This book gives us the mature reflection of a really major contributor to issues of faith in our contemporary situation. Peter Berger is a master of the art of communication who educates his readers by including them in his own inner conversation in all its honesty and with repeated flashes of clarification and illumination. Once again his is a voice that has to be attended to." David Martin, Emeritus Professor, London School of Economics
"[T]his is a lively work of apologetic that will be found valuable by believers and open-minded seekers alike." Church of England Newspaper
Book Information
ISBN 9781405108485
Author Peter Berger
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 304g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm