The boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is stylishly swept away by Alain de Botton. Although he considers the supernatural claims of religion to be entirely false - he still thinks they have important things to teach the secular world. Blending deep respect with total impiety, de Botton (a non-believer) proposes that we should look to religions for insights into how to build a sense of community, make our relationships last, get more out of art, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, and much more. Provocative, charming, lucid and life-affirming.
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