
Elaine Pagels explores why humans rely on religious belief
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Author Elaine Pagels explores why humans rely on religious belief
Why do people have faith in what they cannot see? Author Elaine Pagels explores the concept of religious belief, and shares her own experience with finding faith in the face of tragedy, in her new book, “Why Religion?” Jeffrey Brown caught up with Pagels at this year’s Miami Book Fair.
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Elaine Pagels explores why humans rely on religious belief
Clip: 12/26/2018 | 7m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Why do people have faith in what they cannot see? Author Elaine Pagels explores the concept of religious belief, and shares her own experience with finding faith in the face of tragedy, in her new book, “Why Religion?” Jeffrey Brown caught up with Pagels at this year’s Miami Book Fair.
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