In Praise of Doubt - Hardcover

We need more books like this: books that advance an argument, and do so concisely, wittily, with great learning lightly worn. --John Wilson, editor, Books & Culture

IN PRAISE OF DOUBT is a book of great practical wisdom by authors who have profound insight into the intellectual dynamics governing contemporary life. --Dallas Willard, author of Knowing Christ Today

Brilliant yet clear, highly illuminating and often humorous, this is vintage Berger spiced with Zijderveld's philosophical perspectives. In Praise of Doubt is essential reading for people of all faiths - and not least secularists. --Os Guinness, author of The Case for Civility

Two top sociologists map out how people can reclaim their convictions from the twin dangers of fundamentalism and a loss of moral values, in a book that explores the roles of humor, doubt, and social norms, which help humans have convictions without grasping them so tightly that they become fanatical. 15,000 first printing.