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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Honoring a birth recognizes the astonishing odds that any of us truly exists at all.
Chapter 3: Bringing regular social rituals into your life bonds you with loved ones and helps build community.
Chapter 4: Marking the shifting seasons helps us accept and understand the truly cyclical, ever-returning nature of life.
Chapter 5: Confession and atonement are not solely religious experiences; they’re also vital mechanisms for human growth and connection.
Chapter 6: Yearly celebrations, like birthdays, reconnect us with our loved ones and the wider universe.
Chapter 7: Recognizing weddings as social rituals grants you the freedom to truly craft your own traditions.
Chapter 8: Many of our sexual rituals are shaped by prevailing religious and social mores.
Chapter 9: Ritualized death helps us process grief and express sorrow.
Description
For Small Creatures Such as We (2019) is a guidebook for those seeking to celebrate the milestones of life – both joyful and painful – in a nonreligious context. By exploring traditional ceremonies through a scientific lens, author Sasha Sagan invites secular individuals to develop their own meaningful rituals that create wonder and provide comfort.
Who Should Listen
- Secular people wishing to participate in meaningful but nonreligious rituals
- Families looking for new ways to celebrate milestones
- Seekers of wonder wanting to connect more deeply with the natural world