The Religious Sense

New Revised Edition

Luigi Giussani, John E. Zucchi, Jean Bethke Elshtain

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McGill-Queen's University Press
15 February 2023

Religion & beliefs; Christian life & practice

The Religious Sense, the fruit of many years of dialogue with students, is an exploration of the search for meaning in life. Luigi Giussani shows that the nature of reason expresses itself in the ultimate need for truth, goodness, and beauty. These needs constitute the fabric of the religious sense, which is evident in every human being everywhere and in all times. So strong is this sense that it leads one to desire that the answer to life’s mystery might reveal itself in some way.

Giussani challenges us to penetrate the deepest levels of experience to discover our essential selves, breaking through the layers of opinions and judgments that have obscured our true needs. Asserting that all the tools necessary for self-discovery are inherent within us, he focuses primarily on reason, not as narrowly defined by modern philosophers, but as an openness to existence, a capacity to comprehend and affirm reality in all of its dimensions.

Part of the so-called new religious revival, The Religious Sense avoids any sentimental or irrational reduction of the religious experience. It is a forthright and refreshing call to reassess our lives. In this revised edition, John Zucchi offers a new translation of this seminal and best-selling work.

By: Luigi Giussani
Foreword by: Jean Bethke Elshtain
Edited and translated by: John E. Zucchi
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 232g
ISBN: 9780228016212
ISBN 10: 0228016215
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 15 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Monsignor Luigi Giussani (1922–2005) was the founder of the Catholic lay movement Communion and Liberation in Italy. His works are available in over twenty languages.

Reviews for The Religious Sense: New Revised Edition

[Luigi Giussani] did not wish to be served but to serve ... [B]y giving his life, this life of his has borne rich fruit ... He has truly become the father of many and ... he has helped to make the world better, he has helped to open up the doors of the world to heaven. Pope Benedict XVI, in his homily for Luigi Giussani