In The Atheist’s Way, Eric Maisel teaches you how to make rich personal meaning despite the absence of beneficent gods and the indifference of the universe to human concerns. Exploding the myth that there is any meaning to find or to seek, Dr. Maisel explains why the paradigm shift from seeking meaning to making meaning is this century’s most pressing intellectual goal. -From the publisher's description.

Introduction: We embrace atheism (for many reasons) -- We have our traditions (did you know that?) -- We leave our churches (if we formerly believed) -- We make our own meaning (what a remarkable idea!) -- We invest meaning (another curious idea!) -- We nominate ourselves (as the heroes of our own stories) -- We get blue sometimes (who doesn't?) -- We deal with meaninglessness (yes, by making meaning) -- We choose our meanings (or do they choose us?) -- We make idiosyncratic meaning choices (as is our right and obligation) -- We maintain meaning (daily and over the long haul) -- We make our ethics (as active moral philosophers) -- We stand firm (even while consternated) -- Conclusion: We find life amazing (exactly as it is).