Restoring Humanism to Religion: Why Religiousness Matters More Than Belief

David Galston is a scholar and Executive Director of the Westar Institute. In this accessible yet challenging book, Galston argues that religion must evolve by recovering and embracing its humanist content, which he calls religiousness. This book calls for a shift from authoritarian beliefs to practices that foster solidarity, creativity, and joy. Galston reviews the ways the traditional God of religion is slowly dying in our culture but affirms that religion can still hold relevant, life-a...