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Apr 27, 2022 · Religious faith promotes a sense of meaning in life – and it might take more than ‘social glue’ to duplicate the effect. Theologians sometimes argue that, without the existence of God, life would be meaningless. Some secular people agree.
Nov 7, 2015 · In contrast with tribal and archaic religions, world religions are characterized by a unique emphasis on extended prosociality, restricted sociosexuality, delayed gratification and the belief that these specific behaviours are sanctioned by some kind of supernatural justice.
- Nicolas Baumard, Coralie Chevallier
- 2015
In Religion and the Meaning of Life, Williams investigates this paradox – one with profound implications. Delving into felt realities pertinent to meaning, such as boredom, trauma, suicide, denial of death, and indifference, Williams describes ways to acquire meaning and potential obstacles to its acquisition.
- Clifford Williams
- 2020
Jul 1, 2013 · Theology has often discovered religious faith as a “source of meaning” against a background of “meaninglessness”, as the XX century existentialist philosophies would remark.
Religion and the Meaning of Life's interdisciplinary approach makes it useful to philosophers, religious studies scholars, psychologists, students, and general readers alike. The insights from this book have profound real-world applications—they can transform how readers search for meaning and, consequently, how readers see and exist in the ...
Jan 20, 2018 · Schnell (2009) identified twenty-six sources of meaning in life, ranging from aspects of community and togetherness, to nature, generativity, religion, and self-knowledge. In a nuanced approach, Park (2010, 2013) has drawn a distinction between global meaning and situational meaning.
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Jan 1, 2013 · This raises the question of whether religious meaning is distinct from nonreligious meaning. We review empirical evidence suggesting that religion makes unique contributions to global meaning and to the meaning-making processes of situational meaning.