We at the Book Lounge are very excited about the new Alain de Botton title coming in February – Religion for Atheists: A non-believer’s guide to the uses of religion.

To celebrate we are offering 15% off the retail price of R215 to everyone who purchases before or on the publication on February 8th. To take advantage of the special price of R183, just drop us a mail and we will be happy to invoice you. Be sure to order your copy now!

 About the book:

The boring debate between fundamentalist believers and non-believers is finally moved on by Alain de Botton’s inspiring new book, which boldly argues that the supernatural claims of religion are of course entirely false – and yet that religions still have important things to teach the secular world.

Rather than mocking religions, agnostics and atheists should instead steal from them – because they’re packed with good ideas on how we live and arrange our societies. Blending deep respect with total impiety, de Botton (a non-believer) proposes that we should look to religions for insights into how to build a sense of community, make our relationships last, get more out of art, overcome feelings of envy and inadequacy, and much more.

For too long non-believers have faced a stark choice between either swallowing peculiar doctrines or doing away with consoling and beautiful rituals and ideas. At last Alain de Botton has fashioned a far more interesting and truly helpful alternative.