The Question of Religion

by William Corlett, John Moore

"The Question of Religion" is one of a series of six books which consider the basic questions in life and how they are answered by the world's great religious faiths. Who am I? Where did I come from? Why was I born? What is the purpose of my existence? What happens when I die? Why this universe? How was it created? What is it for? What does this universe mean to me? or What am I to this universe? The authors, both laymen, share their own thoughts, their doubts and queries and feelings, about vital issues of religious and philosophic belief by asking fundamental questions in an adventurous, involving, but never dogmatic way. In "The Question of Religion" they explore the idea of Man as a religious being.

100 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

William Corlett (8 October 1938 - 16 August 2005), was an English children's writer, best known for his quartet of novels, The Magician's House, published between 1990 and 1992.

Corlett was born in Darlington, County Durham. He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, then trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He worked as an actor while embarking on a literary career during the 1960s, and wrote plays and adult novels as well as the children's novels for which he is particularly remembered. Several of his works were adapted for the screen.

Later in life he came out as gay, and it was from his partner, Bryn Ellis, that he gained some of his inspiration for The Magician's House. Corlett died of cancer at Sarlat in France.

Reviews

[Doni · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this series in 9th grade. It continues to inspire me today.