01771cam a2200289 i 4500 361263893 TxAuBib 20181108120000.0 180830s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2018183665 9780062368539 27.99 0062368532 27.99 eng rda TxAuBib rda Pagels, Elaine H., 1943- Why religion [BOOK] : a personal story / Elaine Pagels. New York, N.Y. : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018. 235 pages : Illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Why is religion still around in the twenty-first century? Why do so many still believe? And how do various traditions still shape the way people experience everything from sexuality to politics, whether they are religious or not? In Why Religion? Elaine Pagels looks to her own life to help address these questions. These questions took on a new urgency for Pagels when dealing with unimaginable loss-the death of her young son, followed a year later by the shocking loss of her husband. Here she interweaves a personal story with the work that she loves, illuminating how, for better and worse, religious traditions have shaped how we understand ourselves; how we relate to one another; and, most importantly, how to get through the most difficult challenges we face. Provided by publisher. 20181108. Pagels, Elaine H 1943- Religion and sociology. Religion historians United States Biography. Biographies.