This is a brief, ambitious, and satisfying book. As a survivor of the theory wars, Terry Eagleton has emerged as a critic and thinker who will help us theologues ponder not only lifes meaning but the next steps we should take as even postmodernism fades into cultural history. If there is acultural life for us all in the aftermath of the conflict between essentialism and relativism, Eagletons provocative essay will point the way both to making and discovering its meaning.Gary R. Hall, Anglican Theological ReviewEagletons witty eclecticism is perfect for such a lofty subject, but would it be inappropriate to ask for more?Leoppold Froelich, PlayboyThe Meaning of Life may be lie relative to how much more a scholar like Mr. Eagleton might have said, but it is still a work that demands close attention from readers who are already well grounded in literature and philosophy.Mark Grannis, The Washington TimesThe news that Terry Eagleton has tackled the meaning of life in a book of a mere 185 pages shouldnt raise any eyebrows. If anyone can pull it off, its probably him. Eagleton, unsurprisingly, has written an elegant, literate, cogent consideration of a maddeningly slippery topic, one whoseconclusions run contrary to conventional wisdom, especially in this country.Laura Miller, Salon.comEagletons is unlike most works on lifes meaning, in which writers often invoke theology. Eagletons notion of love may seem to lead back to theism, but he shows us we can have meaningful lives...

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