Lynch, Thomas
Summary: "A wry and compassionate selection of essays reflecting on mortals and mortality, from the acclaimed author of The Undertaking. For nearly four decades, poet, essayist, and small- town funeral director Thomas Lynch has probed relations between the literary and mortuary arts. His life's work with the dead and the bereaved has informed four previous collections of nonfiction, each exploring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LYNAmbrosio, Francis J.
Summary: This course charts how the question of life's meaning has been pursued through the ages, highlighting the Western philosophical and religious paths in the human search for meaningful living.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2009
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Summary: "A guide to defining and then creating a flourishing life, based on the popular class at Yale What makes a good life? The question is inherent to the human condition, asked by people across generations, professions, and social classes, and addressed by all schools of philosophy and religions. This search for meaning, as Yale professors Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Open Field/Penguin Life 2023
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Summary: Part memoir, part philosophical reflection, Horowitz focuses on man's search for meaning, and how for those without religious belief, the search often leads to a faith in historical progress, which is bound to disappoint.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 128 HORWinfrey, Oprah
Summary: Oprah shares what she sees as a guide for activating your deepest vision of yourself and creating a life of success and significance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2019