In the valley of the shadow
Subtitle: on the foundations of religious belief (and their connection to a certain, fleeting state of mind)
By: James L. Kugel
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781439130094; 9781439150559; 9781439130100
Subjects: Religious aspects; Cancer
Description: The author invites readers to witness the exploration on religion that he undertook after being diagnosed with an aggressive, and likely fatal, form of cancer.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.
Table of contents: title: The background music; title: Man stands powerless before elevator; title: Hope; title: Religion on the brain; title: Under sentence of death; title: "Who shall I say is calling?"; title: Into the stark world; title: The eerie proximity; title: The sickening question; title: An end to omens; title: Medical magic; title: Postscript.