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The Quest for Meaning
The Quest for Meaning
Sep 21, 2024 6:49 PM

Author:Tariq Ramadan

The Quest for Meaning

In The Quest for Meaning: Developing a Philosophy of Pluralism, Tariq Ramadan embarks on a journey to uncover the profound truths that bind us together.

In a world so full of different beliefs and viewpoints, how can we find peace in our shared humanity?

Acclaimed thinker and philosopher Tariq Ramadan explores universal ideas such as love, respect, truth and tolerance, and examines questions such as how can men and women relate to each other? What is the true nature of equality? What does 'civilization' really mean? In doing so, he opens our minds to a new view of humanity.

Whether we are Christian or Buddhist, Jewish or Muslim, secularist or believer, he reveals that all traditions of thought spring from the same place, and guides us to see past what divides us and discover the beauty of what we have in common.

This book has resonance for all of us, showing why, eventually, all different spiritual paths lead to the human heart.

'A prophetic, passionate and insightful book'

  Karen Armstrong, Financial Times

Tariq Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at the Faculty of Oriental Studies and St Antony's College (University of Oxford). He is the Director of the Centre for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (Doha) He is the author of The Quest for Meaning and The Messenger, and has been described as one of the 'most important innovators for the twenty-first century' by Time magazine.

Reviews

Tariq Ramadan is a Muslim Martin Luther

—— Washington Post

One of the most important innovators for the twenty-first century

—— Time

The work of Tariq Ramadan will take its place in the annals of Islamic thought

—— Le Monde Diplomatique

A tour de force - brave, brilliant, and eloquent. It will challenge the way you think about liberals and conservatives, atheism and religion, good and evil

—— Paul Bloom , author of How Pleasure Works

Compelling . . . a fluid combination of erudition and entertainment

—— Ian Birrell , Observer

Lucid and thought-provoking . . . deserves to be widely read

—— Jenni Russell , Sunday Times

For the reader who seeks to understand happiness, my advice is: Begin with Haidt

—— Martin E P Seligman, professor of psychology, University of Pennsylvania

Thich Nhat Hanh's words are like water. Simple, pure, transparent, and absolutely indispensable for life

—— Alejandro Iñárritu, director of Birdman and The Revenant

John Gray, the counter-prophet who scorns all claims that humans can transcend the human condition ... You don't have to agree with Gray to enjoy the fireworks

—— Marek Kohn , Independent

Elegant ... He is on to something important regarding the delusion that science consists of indefinite progress

—— Sunday Telegraph

Gray is an engaging writer, an entertaining historian and a controversialist whose opinions can never be taken for granted

—— New Statesman
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