Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion is a nonfiction book by Sam Harris that explores meditation, consciousness, and secular approaches to spirituality without reliance on religious doctrine.
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| Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Context triple: [Sam Harris, notableWork, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion]
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Letting Go of God
Letting Go of God is a one-woman comedic monologue by Julia Sweeney in which she recounts her personal journey from devout Catholicism to atheism.
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The God Who Is There
The God Who Is There is a foundational Christian apologetics book by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and defends historic biblical Christianity.
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A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism
A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism is a contemporary religious primer that explains the history, principles, and practices of Unitarian Universalism for both newcomers and longtime adherents.
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On Faith
On Faith is a key doctrinal section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Filius that systematically expounds the Catholic understanding of faith, its nature, and its relationship to reason and divine revelation.
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Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
"Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon" is a book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that examines religion through the lens of evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and philosophy to explain its origins and functions in human life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Target entity description: Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion is a nonfiction book by Sam Harris that explores meditation, consciousness, and secular approaches to spirituality without reliance on religious doctrine.
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A.
Letting Go of God
Letting Go of God is a one-woman comedic monologue by Julia Sweeney in which she recounts her personal journey from devout Catholicism to atheism.
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B.
The God Who Is There
The God Who Is There is a foundational Christian apologetics book by Francis Schaeffer that critiques modern secular thought and defends historic biblical Christianity.
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C.
A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism
A Chosen Faith: An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism is a contemporary religious primer that explains the history, principles, and practices of Unitarian Universalism for both newcomers and longtime adherents.
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D.
On Faith
On Faith is a key doctrinal section of the First Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution Dei Filius that systematically expounds the Catholic understanding of faith, its nature, and its relationship to reason and divine revelation.
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E.
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon
"Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon" is a book by philosopher Daniel Dennett that examines religion through the lens of evolutionary biology, cognitive science, and philosophy to explain its origins and functions in human life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Sam Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
dogmatic belief
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organized religion ⓘ |
| genre |
nonfiction
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philosophy of mind ⓘ secular spirituality ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Waking Up meditation app NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
atheist
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secular ⓘ |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1451636017 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
illusion of the self
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meditation as a rational practice ⓘ nature of consciousness ⓘ secular approaches to spiritual experience ⓘ spirituality without religion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating neuroscience with contemplative practice
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presenting spirituality in nonreligious terms ⓘ |
| proposes |
meditation as a tool for examining consciousness
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spiritual practice grounded in science ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Free Will
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Letter to a Christian Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moral Landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddhist meditation
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consciousness ⓘ ethics without religion ⓘ meditation ⓘ mindfulness ⓘ neuroscience of consciousness ⓘ secularism ⓘ self and no-self ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
meditation practitioners
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readers interested in consciousness studies ⓘ secular readers interested in spirituality ⓘ |
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