The Persistence of Religion: Comparative Perspectives on Modern Spirituality

by Harvey Cox and Daisaku Ikeda

Book Overview

In the nineteenth century, Nietzsche famously announced that God was dead. In the twentieth century, increasing reliance on science and technology led to a widespread rejection of belief on the grounds of its irrationality. Yet religion has not died. In fact, the opposite has occurred: it has persisted and proliferated. Despite the relentless pursuit of scientific advancement, in the twenty-first century we now see religious influence everywhere...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848851944
• ISBN13: 9781848851948
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"