No God, no meaning?
Can life have meaning without God? Where does meaning come from? Can we choose our meaning, or is it something we must find?
Tag: Meaning
Finding hope?
It’s been a difficult year for many of us. Do we despair or hope for better? But where do we find hope?
Can life have meaning without God? Five views
Most of us want to be happy, and most of us want our lives to be meaningful. And psychologists confirm that we are happier when we feel our lives have meaning and purpose But what gives our lives meaning? It used to be that religion gave life meaning. Even if life was hard drudgery, or […]
Making sense of God
Tim Keller is well known these days. A Reformed pastor who is hip. An insightful commentator and a successful writer of books for christians. Eight years ago he published The Reason for God, a thoughtful book of what we might term “soft apologetics” – that is, he didn’t try to present strong arguments for the […]
Do we need God for life to have real meaning?
I’ve been reading a little about meaning in life. Psychologists tell us we need to have meaning and purpose in life for our psychological wellbeing. With a sense of meaning, we are more likely to be happy, have a positive sense of our own identity and be more resilient under stress But what gives our […]