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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: The language of science cannot account for the substance of human beliefs.
Chapter 3: Religion is a quest for shared encounters with the transcendental.
Chapter 4: There is one single world, yet it may be grasped in two distinct ways.
Chapter 5: Neuroscience cannot locate subjectivity, yet we behave as though it exists.
Chapter 6: We must safeguard relationships that transcend mere contracts or bargaining.
Chapter 7: The spaces we construct mirror how we think about ourselves.
Chapter 8: In classical music, we seek – and find – meaning in underlying subjects.
Chapter 9: Religion enables us to face the burden of existence and mortality.
Description
In an age where science and atheism seek to explain everything we are, The Soul of the World (2014) argues for the continued importance of religion. It doesn’t preach for a particular doctrine; rather, it claims that in art, music, architecture, and interpersonal relations, there is a striving toward the sacred that science alone can’t explain or fulfill. Finally, it argues that by devaluing or ignoring the transcendent, we are willfully giving up one of the very things that makes us human.
Who Should Listen
- Atheists, agnostics, and scientists seeking a challenge to their worldview
- Conservatives, traditionalists, and religious people
- Lovers of philosophy, music, or art