Cover art for Griffith Review 86: Leaps of Faith
Published
Griffith Review, November 2024
ISBN
9781923213012
Format
Softcover, 196 pages
Dimensions
23.4cm × 15.3cm

Griffith Review 86: Leaps of Faith

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To take a leap of faith is to bet your belief on an unknown future. But belief is central to the human experience whether it's religious, political, societal, philosophical or spiritual, the act of believing can be a lodestar, a comfort, a ritual, a guiding principle, a reason for living. We place our faith in everything from gods and mortals to medicine and magic, and while the bet doesn't always pay off, it can usually tell us something about our desires, our values and our selves.

What's the role of religion in today's increasingly secular world? Why are we so obsessed with cults? How have the internet and social media attenuated (or, in some cases, enhanced) our ability to believe what we read?

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