A None's Story - Corinna Nicolaou

A None's Story

Searching for Meaning Inside Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam
Buch | Softcover
312 Seiten
2017
Columbia University Press (Verlag)
978-0-231-17395-7 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
The rising population known as "nones" for its members' lack of religious affiliation is changing American society, politics, and culture. Many nones believe in God and even visit places of worship, but they do not identify with a specific faith or belong to a spiritual community. Corinna Nicolaou is a none, and in this layered narrative, she describes what it is like for her and thousands of others to live without religion or to be spiritual without committing to a specific faith. Nicolaou tours America's major traditional religions to see what, if anything, one might lack without God. She moves through Christianity's denominations, learning their tenets and worshiping alongside their followers. She travels to Los Angeles to immerse herself in Judaism, Berkeley to educate herself about Buddhism, and Dallas and Washington, D.C., to familiarize herself with Islam. She explores what light they can shed on the fears and failings of her past, and these encounters prove the significant role religion still plays in modern life. They also exemplify the vibrant relationship between religion and American culture and the enduring value it provides to immigrants and outsiders.
Though she remains a devout none, Nicolaou's experiences reveal points of contact between the religious and the unaffiliated, suggesting that nones may be radically revising the practice of faith in contemporary times.

Corinna Nicolaou is a writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Texas Observer, Salon, and Narrative Magazine, among other publications. Her commentaries have aired on National Public Radio's All Things Considered, and her writing can be found on her blog, One None Gets Some: Looking at Life Through the Lens of Faith.

Introduction Christianity Judaism Buddhism Islam Conclusion Acknowledgments

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Entspannung / Meditation / Yoga
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Esoterik / Spiritualität
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
Religion / Theologie Christentum Liturgik / Homiletik
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Judentum
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Islam
ISBN-10 0-231-17395-4 / 0231173954
ISBN-13 978-0-231-17395-7 / 9780231173957
Zustand Neuware
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