02151cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000390011324500220015226400510017430000470022533600260027233700260029833800360032450000310036050801250039152012150051653400450173165300130177685600430178999900170183236772UtSlPG20260610133835.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBL1 aFielding, H.q(Harold),d1859-191714aThe Hearts of Men 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2011-07-17 aProduced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"The Hearts of Men" by H. Fielding is a philosophical exploration of religion, likely written in the early 20th century. The book seeks to dissect the essential human need for religion, reflecting on various faiths including Christianity and Buddhism, while also questioning the nature and purpose of belief systems. The main character’s journey reflects a quest for understanding personal faith amid the complexities of different religious teachings and societal norms. The opening of the work establishes a framework for understanding religion, laying out a series of profound inquiries about its necessity and relevance in human lives. It introduces a young boy raised primarily in a female-dominated environment, who struggles with the teachings of Christianity and the moral complexities presented to him. As he grows, he grapples with conflicting views on conduct and spirituality, ultimately highlighting his search for a new understanding of faith amidst the constraints of established religion. The narrative presents a rich exploration of the boy's internal conflict regarding acceptance, belief, and the essence of religion in guiding human behavior. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aReligion40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36772 c77612d77612