01658nam a22001337a 4500020001800000082001000018100001700028245006400045260004400109300002800153505005200181520123600233650005501469  a9780199948901  a302.1  aFroese, Paul  aOn Purpose : How We create the Meaning of LifecPaul Froese  aNew YorkbOxford University Pressc2016  a245 Pagesb24x16 cmbHB  aInclude Illustration, Index and Acknowledgement  a"What is your purpose in life? This simple question motivates some of our most life-altering decisions, deeply-held beliefs, and profound emotions, as well as the choices we make every single day. How we derive meaning from our existence is crucial to finding happiness, developing relationships, and building societies. In On Purpose, Paul Froese brings together data from large national and international surveys with interviews that illuminate the ways in which people from all walks of life grapple with their continuous search for reason, truth, sense, success, happiness, and-ultimately-transcendence. Froese argues that the desire to connect with something larger than oneself is a universal urge, manifested most directly, but far from solely, in religious communities. Written in vivid, accessible prose, On Purpose takes the reader on a journey through the complexities and consequences of life's most important question. From the start, Froese admits that the answer to the question is deceptively simple: our purpose is whatever we imagine it to be. But what we imagine our purpose to be depends on innumerable factors beyond our control: our wealth, race, education level, upbringing, past experiences, and community.   aReligion and sociologyaPhilosophical anthropology