Aftermath Surviving the Loss of God

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  • Author: Crosby, John F.
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    The issue or debate about the existence of God is one thing. But learning to restructure one's life, especially if one has been a believer whether devout or casual, is quite another. Aftermath comes to grip with the vital issues that perhaps will help an individual reorient his/her life after having experienced the loss of God. The chapters address both psychological and philosophical problems and are laced with practical guidelines and examples. It is far from easy to cope with everyday life without any imagined or constructed relationship with the God of childhood, youth and adulthood. This book that comes face to face with the problem of loss and the ensuing sense of despair that envelop myriads of ex-believers who no longer can accept any kind of theism or deism. Aftermath gives one a strong psychological and philosophical foundation for meaningful life without God.

    Language(s): English

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The issue or debate about the existence of God is one thing. But learning to restructure one's life, especially if one has been a believer whether devout or casual, is quite another. Aftermath comes to grip with the vital issues that perhaps will help an individual reorient his/her life after having experienced the loss of God. The chapters address both psychological and philosophical problems and are laced with practical guidelines and examples. It is far from easy to cope with everyday life without any imagined or constructed relationship with the God of childhood, youth and adulthood. This book that comes face to face with the problem of loss and the ensuing sense of despair that envelop myriads of ex-believers who no longer can accept any kind of theism or deism. Aftermath gives one a strong psychological and philosophical foundation for meaningful life without God.

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