In Search of the Soul by John Cottingham
How our beliefs about the soul have developed through the ages, and why an understanding of it still matters today
"[A] lucid and illuminating book. . . Cottingham’s short study explores fundamental questions more fully than many much longer volumes."---John Gray, New Statesman
"I loved [this] erudite, bold, provocative, beautiful book."---Jane O’Grady, Literary Review
"An enjoyable and illuminating read. Cottingham’s elegant account is sufficiently deep and detailed to contribute to debate among philosophers of religion, while retaining a clarity and energy that lend themselves to a broader readership."---Ruby Guyatt, Times Higher Education
"[A] superb book. . . . There could be no better guide."---Maximilian de Gaynesford, The Tablet
"Wide-ranging and well-written." * Paradigm Explorer *
"In Search of the Soul, provides a good occasion to reflect, with a man who is both a distinguished philosopher and a gentle guide, on the state of religious belief and disbelief in our present age."---Bernard G. Prusak, Commonweal
"In Search of the Soul is a philosophical ode to this ebbing faith, but it refuses to be elegiac: its impetus is a quiet confidence that a receding night tide returns at dawn."---Judith Wolfe, Times Literary Supplement
"[A] well-crafted and humane book . . . [In Search of the Soul] is what a modern spirituality could look like."---Michael H. Barnes, Catholic Books Review
"His very accessible essay ought to be essential reading for all Christians and epecially for teachers and preachers, in order to equip them to convey a credible understanding of the soul in our contemporary culture"---Fergus O’Ferrall, Methodist Reader
"This book helps inspire us to turn away from these cheap substitutes for something more human and more real. The nature of the human soul is a large topic, and readers will get much from this book to fuel their own thoughts on what remains of the human soul in the twenty-first century."---Laurie M. Johnson, The European Legacy
"I loved [this] erudite, bold, provocative, beautiful book."---Jane O’Grady, Literary Review
"An enjoyable and illuminating read. Cottingham’s elegant account is sufficiently deep and detailed to contribute to debate among philosophers of religion, while retaining a clarity and energy that lend themselves to a broader readership."---Ruby Guyatt, Times Higher Education
"[A] superb book. . . . There could be no better guide."---Maximilian de Gaynesford, The Tablet
"Wide-ranging and well-written." * Paradigm Explorer *
"In Search of the Soul, provides a good occasion to reflect, with a man who is both a distinguished philosopher and a gentle guide, on the state of religious belief and disbelief in our present age."---Bernard G. Prusak, Commonweal
"In Search of the Soul is a philosophical ode to this ebbing faith, but it refuses to be elegiac: its impetus is a quiet confidence that a receding night tide returns at dawn."---Judith Wolfe, Times Literary Supplement
"[A] well-crafted and humane book . . . [In Search of the Soul] is what a modern spirituality could look like."---Michael H. Barnes, Catholic Books Review
"His very accessible essay ought to be essential reading for all Christians and epecially for teachers and preachers, in order to equip them to convey a credible understanding of the soul in our contemporary culture"---Fergus O’Ferrall, Methodist Reader
"This book helps inspire us to turn away from these cheap substitutes for something more human and more real. The nature of the human soul is a large topic, and readers will get much from this book to fuel their own thoughts on what remains of the human soul in the twenty-first century."---Laurie M. Johnson, The European Legacy
John Cottingham is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading, Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Roehampton University, and an Honorary Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford. His many books include How to Believe, The Spiritual Dimension, and On the Meaning of Life.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691174426 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691174423 |
| Title | In Search of the Soul |
| Author | John Cottingham |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2020-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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