Amazed By Life: Confessions of a Non-Religious Believer

In this memoir of ideas, Professor Richard L. Rapson tries to connect his personal life experiences with the ways in which he thinks about an enormous range of topics. In a series of brief excursions called "miniatures," Rapson addresses his ideas about music, films, sports, marriage, sex, and places. He then moves on to large historical matters such as the Westernization of the world and the psychological transformations that follow in its wake. Finally he considers religion, psychotherapy, ageing, and mortality. With humor and a light touch he focuses on how rich lives filled with meaning can be lived without recourse to religion.