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The Religious Animal

Human Engagements with Belief and Reason
  • ISBN-13: 9781920831820
  • Publisher: HALSTEAD PRESS
    Imprint: HALSTEAD PRESS
  • By James Ferguson
  • Price: AUD $38.95
  • Stock: 0 in stock
  • Availability: Book will be despatched upon release.
  • Local release date: 01/09/2026
  • Format: Paperback (230.00mm X 153.00mm) 240 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Autobiography: general [BGA]
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The only promised part of life is death. Humans, by now, have caught on. Humans have a solid 80 years on earth, if we’re lucky. How much can we learn? What is there to really know? Where does the truth stop, and the sludge begin? As the poet and cleric John Donne made us aware, no man is an island, complete unto itself. We are all part of the community of humanity, all members of the species Homo sapiens, all participants in an awesome natural world, and all trying to understand our place in that immensity. Jim Ferguson AO dives into humanity’s relationship with religion, cognition and the unknown, drawing on both historical record and sacred texts as he explores and interrogates the intersections between belief, faith and reason.

Jim Ferguson AO was a globetrotter committed to serving the Australian community on both the international and domestic stages. From 1966 to 1986 he worked for DFAT, with several overseas postings, most notably as ambassador to Peru between 1981 and 1983. In 1990, he became Executive Director of the Australian Sports Commission, leading an expansion into new sports and programs and overseeing the Commission in the years up to and beyond the Sydney Olympics. His previous books include More than Sunshine and Vegemite: Success the Australian Way (Halstead Press, 2006) and Squatting: Romance & Reality (Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2017).

* Written by longtime Australian diplomat and globetrotter Jim Ferguson AO, who undertook numerous high-ranking international postings.
* Detailed examination of all major religions and their place in history and contemporary culture from an unbiased, informed perspective.
* Exploration of how human cognition and the historical record have intersected to create our present understanding of faith and belief.

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