04318cam a2200661Mi 4500 ocn844727086 OCoLC 20200709055929.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 130527s2013 nyu ob 001 0 eng d 2013007689 YDXCP eng pn YDXCP E7B EBLCP N$T MHW MEAUC OCLCF OCLCQ BIBBD AZK 961668764 962577797 0875869866 (electronic bk.) 9780875869865 (electronic bk.) 9780875869841 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 087586984X (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9780875869858 (alk. paper) 0875869858 (alk. paper) 632629 (N$T) (OCoLC)844727086 (OCoLC)961668764 (OCoLC)962577797 BL473 .C76 2013 REL 001000 bisacsh 211 23 MAIN Crosby, John F., 1955- Aftermath : surviving the loss of God / John F. Crosby. New York : Algora Publishing, 2013. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Increasing numbers of disillusioned and thoughtful persons find they can no longer maintain a simplistic concept of theism, be it Christian, Jewish, or Islamic. But the shock that comes with loss of faith, and the challenges of learning to restructure one's life if one has been a believer, can seem overwhelming. ""Aftermath"" gives a sound foundation for building a meaningful life without god. Foreword; Chapter 1. The Loss of My God; Chapter 2. The Primal Fear; The Functions and Purpose of Religion; Revealed and Natural Theology; Is Death the End of Life?; The Crisis of Faith; Belief in Afterlife; A Personal Note; Chapter 3. The Anxiety of Existence; Fear is Not Anxiety: Anxiety is Not Fear; Angst der Kreatur; The Anxiety of Existence; Binding Anxiety; Chapter 4. Loss; Normative Versus Catastrophic; Replaceable Versus Irreplaceable; Death as Evolving or Sudden; Two Approaches in Dealing with Catastrophic and Irreplaceable Loss; Chapter 5. Courage. Paul Tillich and "The Courage To Be"Rollo May and the Levels of Power; Viktor Frankl and the Quest for Meaning; Chapter 6. Self; Differentiation and Fusion; Solid Self and Pseudo Self; Criticism and Self-Esteem; Brief Summary of Steps to Solid Self; Chapter 7. Belief; The Power of Belief; New Beginnings; A Question; Beliefs and Constructs; Your God Construct; Be Your Constructs; Chapter 8. Constructing Reality; Epistemology; What Is Truth?; First Order Truth and Second Order Truth; Radical Constructivism; Reconstructing and Constructing Reality; Chapter 9. Ethics. The Question of Authority: Who or What Says So?Motivation in the Moral Behavior of Children; The Golden Rule of Empathic Reciprocity; Kant's Categorical Imperative; The Sermon on the Mount and the Second Great Commandment; The Canons; Authority Again; Chapter 10. Values and Meaning; Value Creates Meaning; Existence Precedes Essence; Actualizing Values; Trisha; Afterthoughts; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. Master record variable field(s) change: 650 God. Loss (Psychology) Religious aspects. Religion Controversial literature. RELIGION Agnosticism. bisacsh God. fast (OCoLC)fst00944037 Loss (Psychology) Religious aspects. fast (OCoLC)fst01002622 Religion. fast (OCoLC)fst01093763 Electronic books. Controversial literature. fast (OCoLC)fst01423907 Print version: 9780875869841 087586984X (DLC) 2013007689 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=632629 BiblioBoard BIBD 2e134c5d-787d-44c3-aee3-8cbeac5d3ba2 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1363736 ebrary EBRY ebr10700170 EBSCOhost EBSC 632629 YBP Library Services YANK 10718267 92 N$T 53744 53744