Our society has shifted away from social and community values to individual and family values. There are many warnings about hoping for easy answers. The Search for Meaning asks hard questions instead. The book's format makes it especially valuable. Elaborating on the nature of our problems always allows for more eloquence than the more helpful task of suggesting ways to find meaning.
Solutions often seem to be prescriptive or reduced to maxims for a refrigerator door.
The suggestions in this book are more provocative. Even belief in God involves coming to terms with death. When we have accepted death, the problem of God will be solved-not the reverse. This book is not for the casual reader who wants a few lively quotes. But if one is presently engaged in a search for meaning, this volume is a helpful companion.