In Praise Of Doubt How To Have Convictions Without Becoming A Fanatic [Paperback]

“A book of great practical wisdom by authors who have profound insight into the intellectual dynamics governing contemporary life.”
—Dallas Willard, author ofKnowing Christ Today

 

InIn Praise of Doubt,two world-renowned social scientists, Peter L. Berger (The Homeless Mind, Questions of Faith) and Anton C. Zijderveld (The Abstract Society, On Clichés), map out how we can survive the political, moral, and religious challenges raised by the extreme poles of relativism and fundamentalism. A book that asks and answers Big Questions,In Praise of Doubtoffers invaluable guidance on how to have convictions without becoming a fanatic.

WhyReligion, PoliticsandCulture—and evenTruth—need Doubt to survive.

We need more books like this: books that advance an argument, and do so concisely, wittily, with great learning lightly worn.IN PRAISE OF DOUBT is a book of great practical wisdom by authors who have profound insight into the intellectual dynamics governing contemporary life..Brilliant yet clear, highly illuminating and often humorous, this is vintage Berger spiced with Zijdervelds philosophical perspectives. In Praise of Doubt is essential reading for people of all faiths - and not least secularists.The best parts of In Praise of Doubt explore the cultural battlegrounds where a cl3'