The Way To Happiness: A Theory Of Religion

Many theologians have concluded that supernatural causes are not needed to explain the rise of our great religious traditions, that religion, like the rest of culture, is a purely human creation. Many people take this as a reason for giving up the serious practice of religion. But Don Cupitt argues that it opens up fascinating unexplored territory. In The Way to Happiness, he gives an account of the liberating power of religion and the intense happiness that it can engender. This novel sort of apologetics relies on a clearer understanding of what religion is than people ever had in the past. It invites us to abandon religious law, authority and dogma, and come of age.