Richard Holloway

In On Reflection Richard Holloway thinks back on some of the questions that have shaped his life. Here, then, are the big asks: Is there a God? How can we forgive? Where does creativity come from? How can we face loss and death? How can we live a good life? And how do we find beauty in the world?To this cause he also recruits the help of poets, writers, musicians and artists, whose own wisdom can help us navigate life's challenges. To 'reflect on' can also mean to change your mind; a necessary facility in any well-lived life.And this leads us to more of our big asks: how do we change the world for the better? How do we heal divisions? How does a society move forward?In beautiful prose, and with care and joy, Richard Holloway offers his reflections on how a good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Una moral sin Dios es una obra valiente que invita a reflexionar sobre los fundamentos de la moral y a revisar nuestras opiniones sobre temas tan controvertidos como la homosexualidad, las técnicas de reproduccion asistida , el aborto o el uso de drogas.

Richard Holloway has been the archetypal turbulent priest Having risen to be the Primus Head of the Scottish Episcopal Church he abandoned religion and ecclesiastical office to fight for the rights of minorities and to write a string of best selling books most famously Farewell to Alexandria He also became Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council In this his last book he reflects deeply on his life most especially as a child of desperately poor parents in Dumbartonshire in Scotland He tells the story of how he found faith but then abandoned Christian orthodoxy after leaving office as Head of the Scottish Episcopal Church and discovered a new life as a writer broadcaster journalist and public intellectual This book opens and ends with chapters of a philosophical kind in which he explains how he lost belief in a loving God and became true to himself

Richard Holloway has been the archetypal turbulent priest. Having risen to be the Primus (Head) of the Scottish Episcopal Church, he abandoned religion and ecclesiastical office to fight for the rights of minorities and to write a string of best selling books, most famously Leaving Alexandria. He also became Chairman of the Scottish Arts Council.In this, his last book, he reflects deeply on his life, most especially as a child of desperately poor parents in Dumbartonshire in Scotland. He tells the story of how he found faith but then abandoned Christian orthodoxy after leaving office as Head of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and discovered a new life as a writer, broadcaster, journalist and public intellectual.This book opens and ends with chapters of a philosophical kind in which he explains how he lost belief in a loving God and became true to himself.

Escrita para lectores de todas las edades, esta es una rica, equilibrada, respetuosa e iluminadora historia de la religión desde los primeros tiempos de la humanidad hasta nuestro conflictivo presente. En una era de radicalizacion de las actitudes religiosas acompañada de una violencia destructiva, este libro ofrece un antidoto muy necesario. Al escribir tanto para los que tienen fe como para los que no creen, Holloway alienta la curiosidad y la tolerancia. No solo se adentra en las grandes religiones del mundo, el judaismo, el islam, el cristianismo, el budismo y el hinduismo, sino que va mucho mas alla. Examina tambien de donde provienen las creencias religiosas, la busqueda de esperanza y de un sentido a la vida y a la muerte a traves de los distintos credos, la fascinacion de hoy con la cienciologia y el creacionismo, y la violencia de motivacion religiosa.

Neste livro cativante e delicioso de ler, é abordada de forma inteligente e bem-humorada a história de diversas religiões do mundo, do alvorecer das crenças religiosas aos dias de hoje. Richard Hollo