Unbelievable : why we believe and why we don't /

Why believe? What kinds of things do people believe in? How have they come to believe them? And how does what they believe -- or disbelieve -- shape their lives and the meaning the world has for them? For Graham Ward, who is one of the most innovative writers on contemporary religion, these question...

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Main Author: Ward, Graham, 1955- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2014
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