Religion for Atheists - A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion

Good secondhand copy.

All of us, whether religious, agnostic or atheist, are searching for meaning. And in this wise and life-affirming book, non-believer de Botton both rejects the supernatural claims of religion and points out just how many good ideas they sometimes have about how we should live. And he suggests that non-believers can learn and steal from them. Picking and choosing from the thousands of years of advice assembled by the world's great religions to get practical insights on art, community, love, friendship, work, life and death, de Botton shows us a range of fascinating ideas on topics including relationships, work, culture, love and death - that could be of use to all of us, irrespective of whether we do or don't believe.