The Need for Religion and Western Society's Obsession with Longevity, with Dr. Gary Laderman| 9mins
Director: Emory University | Producer: Emory University
Focus Years: 2009 | Country: United States
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Dr. Gary Laderman, professor of American Religious History and Cultures at Emory University, looks at attitudes toward religion and the culture of death in America, discussing some of the most fundamental questions. Why do people need religion? How do universal encounters of birth, suffering and death impact our spirituality? Why do we obsess over youth and celebrities? Is Christianity prone to fundamentalism more than other faiths? Also discussed: the surprising influence of religions in several cultural institutions. For more big ideas, visit http://bigthink.com/emoryuniversity
The Need for Religion and Western Society's Obsession with Longevity, with Dr. Gary Laderman
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