The 16 Strivings for God

by Steven Reiss

Book Overview

This ground-breaking work will change the way we understand religion. Period. Previous scholars such as Freud, James, Durkheim, and Maslow did not successfully identify the essence of religion as fear of death, mysticism, sacredness, communal bonding, magic, or peak experiences because religion has no single essence. Religion is about the values motivated by the sixteen basic desires of human nature. It has mass appeal because it accommodates the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881465577
• ISBN13: 9780881465570
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"