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The Religious Sense
Luigi Giussani
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Description for The Religious Sense
Paperback. An exploration of the search for meaning in life. This work argues that the nature of reason expresses itself in an ultimate need for truth, goodness, and beauty, a need which constitutes the fabric of the religious sense, which is evident in every human being everywhere and in all times. Translator(s): Zucchi, John E. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HP; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 212.
Giussani challenges us to penetrate the deepest levels of experience to discover our essential selves, breaking through the layers of opinions and judgments that have obscured our true needs. Asserting that all the tools necessary for self-discovery are inherent within us, he focuses primarily on reason, not as narrowly defined by modern philosophers, but as an openness to existence, a capacity to comprehend and affirm reality in all of its dimensions. Part of the so-called new religious revival, The Religious Sense avoids any sentimental or irrational reduction of the religious experience. It is a forthright and refreshing call to ... Read more
Giussani challenges us to penetrate the deepest levels of experience to discover our essential selves, breaking through the layers of opinions and judgments that have obscured our true needs. Asserting that all the tools necessary for self-discovery are inherent within us, he focuses primarily on reason, not as narrowly defined by modern philosophers, but as an openness to existence, a capacity to comprehend and affirm reality in all of its dimensions. Part of the so-called new religious revival, The Religious Sense avoids any sentimental or irrational reduction of the religious experience. It is a forthright and refreshing call to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McGill-Queen´s University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Weight
212g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773516267
SKU
V9780773516267
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About Luigi Giussani
Monsignor Luigi Giussani (1922–2005) was the founder of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation in Italy. His works are available in over twenty languages and include the trilogy The Religious Sense, At the Origin of the Christian Claim, and Wh CA
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