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Religion for Everyone

By Alain de Botton — 2012

The decline of religion in the West has brought a decline in community spirit. Could the secular world draw useful lessons from religious life? Alain de Botton offers new ways to find shared meaning.

Read on www.wsj.com

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Fellowship and Community