Agnosticism and atheism Books
Yale University Press Atheist Delusions
Book SynopsisOutlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virtues.Trade Review"Hart has the gifts of a good advocate. He writes with clarity and force, and he drives his points home again and again. He exposes his opponents errors of fact or logic with ruthless precision."—Anthony Kenny, Times Literary Supplement"It is a taut and tart introduction to the ideas that drove the Christian Revolution, fired by righteous anger and with an arsenal of learning that explodes off the page."—Nick Mattiske, The Lutheran (Australian Lutheran Church)"A brilliant investigation of the current fad among intellectuals for atheism."—Contemporary Review"A provocative work, vigorous, humorous, erudite."—James R. A. Merrick, Scottish Bulletin on Evangelical Theory". . . takes no prisoners in its response to fashionable criticisms of Christianity."—Dr Rowan Williams, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Church Times"Entertaining and challenging, this book brings us back to what Christmas is about."—Nick Baines, The Church Times (Christmas Books)"With impressive erudition and polemical panache, David Hart smites hip and thigh the peddlers of a 'new atheism' that recycles hoary arguments from the past. His grim assessment of our cultural moment challenges the hope that ‘the Christian revolution' could happen again."—Richard John Neuhaus, former editor in chief of First Things"Provoked by and responding to the standard-bearers of 'the New Atheism,' this original and intellectually impressive work deftly demolishes their mythical account of 'the rise of modernity.' Hart argues instead that the genuinely humane values of modernity have their historic roots in Christianity."—Geoffrey Wainwright, Duke Divinity School "In this learned, provocative, and sophisticated book, Hart presents a frontal challenge to today's myopic caricature of the culture and religion that existed in previous centuries."—Robert Louis Wilken, University of Virginia"Surely Dawkins, Hitchens et al would never have dared put pen to paper had they known of the existence of David Bentley Hart. After this demolition-job all that is left for them to do is repent and rejoice at the discreditation of their erstwhile selves."—John Milbank, author of Radical Orthodoxy: A New Theology"A devastating dissection of the 'new atheism,' a timely reminder of the fact that 'no Christianity' would have meant 'no West,' and a rousing good read. David Hart is one of America's sharpest minds, and this is Hart in full, all guns firing and the band playing on the deck."—George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington“An unanswerable and frequently hilarious demolition of the shoddy thinking and historical illiteracy of the so-called New Atheists.”—Michael Robbins, Commonweal -- Michael Robbins * Commonweal *
£16.99
Random House USA Inc Confession of a Buddhist Atheist
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£11.79
WW Norton & Co Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic
Book SynopsisIf the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects religious liberty, why doesn’t it protect atheists?Trade Review"A thorough and useful history of the legal and political status of atheists in America." -- Casey Cep - The New Yorker"This compact and thorough work is a perfect introduction to atheism in America." -- Booklist"An impassioned review of the demands of a little-considered minority." -- Kirkus Reviews"This accessible and sincere book usefully makes explicit often-unspoken currents in American political life." -- Publishers Weekly"This work provides important historical insights into a contentious contemporary issue. Highly recommended for readers interested in history, law, and political science, as well as those seeking positive approaches to expanding religious liberty." -- Library Journal"An illuminating read on an increasingly important aspect of American history and politics. With more Americans eschewing religion, such a book is both timely and warranted." -- Phil Zuckerman, author of Living the Secular Life"Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic provides exactly what we need more of from historians but so rarely get: accessible, well-written prose combined with scholarly discipline in the service of a contemporary issue badly in need of light rather than heat." -- Eric Alterman, author of Inequality and One City"R. Laurence Moore and Isaac Kramnick trace the often-shocking history of atheism in America. In a nation dedicated to the separation of church and state, we have seen furious battles over compulsory school prayer, discrimination against nonbelievers, and continuing efforts to declare this to be ‘a Christian nation.’ Moore and Kramnick bring to life a continuing struggle to make this nation what the Founders intended it to be." -- Geoffrey R. Stone, author of Sex and the Constitution"As American demographics trend increasingly secular, religious conservatives are trying harder than ever to define the nation’s law and politics in their terms. Meanwhile, seeing secularism under attack, nonbelievers are standing up and speaking out as never before. Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic provides unique and valuable insight into these culture wars." -- David Niose, author of Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans
£18.89
WW Norton & Co From Bacteria to Bach and Back The Evolution of
Book Synopsis"A supremely enjoyable, intoxicating work." —NatureTrade Review"[The] best scientific-philosophical approach to understanding how consciousness evolved…A wonderful book that will shape and drive thinking for years to come." -- Shane O’Mara - Times Higher Education"Dennett is always good company…He writes with wit and elegance." -- Thomas Nagel - New York Review of Books"This is a book to read and relish and then read again." -- Michael S. Gazzaniga - Wall Street Journal"Readers will find their minds enriched with many powerful thinking tools." -- Economist"If you have not encountered [Dennett’s] work, you surely should…very few contemporary thinkers have supplied us with so many ‘thinking tools.’…Dennett’s book is astonishingly rich and will introduce you to most of the key ideas in the terrain he strides energetically across." -- Adam Zeman - Standpoint"A subtle and interesting argument." -- Stephen Rose - Guardian"Encyclopedic knowledge of both the history of and the latest thinking in philosophy, evolutionary biology, psychology, and computer science." -- Christopher Beha - Harper's"Brave and bracing." -- Oliver Moody - The Times
£8.99
Cambridge University Press Feuerbach and the Interpretation of Religion
Book SynopsisLudwig Feuerbach is traditionally regarded as a significant but transitional figure in the development of nineteenth-century German thought. Readings of Feuerbach's The Essence of Christianity tend to focus on those features which made it seem liberating to the Young Hegelians: namely, its criticism of reification as abstraction, and its interpretation of religion as alienation. In this book, Van Harvey claims that this is a limited and inadequate view of Feuerbach's work, especially of his critique of religion. The author argues that Feuerbach's philosophical development led him to a much more complex and interesting theory of religion which he expounded in works which have been virtually ignored hitherto. By exploring these works, Harvey gives them a significant contemporary re-statement, and brings Feuerbach into conversation with a number of modern theorists of religion.Trade Review"If this series measures up to its first volume, it will be a distinguished series indeed....a summary cannot do justice to the richness and subtlety of Harvey's analysis and interpretation of Feuerbach...." Owen C. Thomas, Anglican Theological Review"Van Harvey's study of Feuerbach offers one of the most extensive re-evaluations of Feuerbach this century. It should become a major source for refocusing upon this thinker who is germaine to the study of religion. This is a stimulating and thought-provoking book which is destined to become a classic in Feuerbach studies and essential reading for all engaged in the social-scientific study of religious belief." Thomas Hobbes, Word TradeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Note on the text and abbreviations; Introduction; 1. 'Projection' in The Essence of Christianity; 2. The interpretative strategy informing The Essence of Christianity; 3. The criticism of religion in The Essence of Christianity; 4. Feuerbach's intellectual development; 5. The new bipolar model of religion; 6. The new interpretative strategy; 7. Feuerbach and contemporary projection theories; 8. Feuerbach, anthropomorphism, and the need for religious illusion; Select bibliography; Index.
£41.99
Random House USA Inc The Four Horsemen
Book SynopsisIn 2007, Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett filmed a landmark discussion about modern atheism. The video went viral. Now in print for the first time, the transcript of their conversation is illuminated by new essays from three of the original participants and an introduction by Stephen Fry. At the dawn of the new atheist movement, the thinkers who became known as “the four horsemen,” the heralds of religion's unraveling—Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett—sat down together over cocktails. What followed was a rigorous, pathbreaking, and enthralling exchange, which has been viewed millions of times since it was first posted on YouTube. This is intellectual inquiry at its best: exhilarating, funny, and unpredictable, sincere and probing, reminding us just how varied and colorful the threads of modern atheism are. Here is the transcript of that conversation, in print for the first time, augmented by material from the living participants: Dawkins, Harris, and Dennett. These new essays, introduced by Stephen Fry, mark the evolution of their thinking and highlight particularly resonant aspects of this epic exchange. Each man contends with the most fundamental questions of human existence while challenging the others to articulate their own stance on God and religion, cultural criticism, spirituality, debate with people of faith, and the components of a truly ethical life.Praise for The Four Horsemen “This bracing exchange of ideas crackles with energy. It’s fascinating to watch four first-class minds explore a rugged intellectual terrain. . . . The text affords a different, more reflective way of processing the truly vital exchange of ideas. . . . I commend the book to those seeking an honest reckoning with their religion—and those curious about how the world looks from a rigorously naturalistic and atheistic point of view.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “The full, electrifying transcript of the one and only conversation between the quartet of luminaries dubbed the ‘four horsemen’ of the New Atheism, which took place in Washington, D.C., in 2007. Among the vast range of ideas and questions they discuss: Is it ever possible to win a war of ideas? Is spirituality the preserve of the religious? And, are there any truths you would rather not know?”—The Bookseller (UK) (starred review)
£19.20
Faber & Faber Unapologetic
Book Synopsis''Passionate, challenging, tumultuously articulate . . . Fascinating.'' John Carey, Sunday Times''A wonderful, effortlessly brilliant book.'' Evening Standard''A rare gem, a book that carries conviction by being honest all the way through.'' John Gray, IndependentUnapologetic is a book for those curious about how faith can possibly work in the twenty-first century. But it isn''t an argument that Christianity is true - because how could anyone know that (or indeed its opposite)? It''s an argument that Christianity is recognisable, drawing on the deep and deeply ordinary vocabulary of human feeling, satisfying those who believe in it by offering a ruthlessly realistic account of the bits of our lives advertising agencies prefer to ignore.Trade ReviewA unique book, cutting its way ruthlessly through thickets of both religious and anti-religious sentimentality; painfully funny at points, always impassioned and never glib. Rowan Williams, Master, Magdalene College, Cambridge University and former Archbishop of Canterbury Spufford has the great virtue of making the reader want to argue with him, while simultaneously yearning to hear more. Daily Telegraph Remarkable, passionate, challenging and tumultuously articulate book ... this is Spufford's most fascinating book. Our Choice, Sunday Times An interesting additional to the religious cannon ... a refreshing approach, which makes the book far more palatable than the nearly hysterical polemics we have come to expect from both sides. Spufford writes well, and his rationality shines through here. Sunday Business Post
£10.44
Houghton Mifflin The God Delusion
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER In the seminal text on atheism in the twenty-first centuy, renowned scientist Richard Dawkins examines the irrationality of believing in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted on society. From the sex-obsessed tyrant in the Old Testament to the more benign Celestial Watchmaker favored by some Enlightenment thinkers, Dawkins rigorously analyzes God in all his forms, eviscerating the major arguments for religion and demonstrating the supreme improbability of a supreme being. His argument steeped in impressive historical and contemporary evidence, spanning from the Crusades to 9/11, Dawkins shows how religion fuels war and foments bigotry, and makes the compelling case that belief in God is not just wrong but potentially deadly. As a solution, Dawkins offers exhilarating insight into the advantages of atheism for the individual and society, not the least of which is a clearer, tr
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Atheism and Theism
Book SynopsisIn this book two philosophers, each committed to unambiguous versions of belief and disbelief, debate the central issues of atheism and theism. Considers one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions: is there a God? Presents the atheism/theism issue in the form of philosophical debate between two highly regarded scholars, widely praised for the clarity and verve of their work. This second edition contains new essays by each philosopher, responding to criticisms and building on their previous work. Trade Review"Smart and Haldane are both remarkable philosophers. Each in his own way possesses the rare combination of formidable dialectical skills, an original vision for philosophy, and immense personal integrity ... I do not see how anyone could read this book and not feel that it represents the finest kind of intellectual encounter ..."Hilary Putnam, Harvard University "Philosophers of both theistic and atheistic persuasions will find this important new debate on theism particularly interesting for themselves and for their students. Haldane an Smart show that the dispute over the existence of God is very much alive among the best philosophers at the end of the twentieth century." Linda Zagzebski, University of Oklahoma "This book show contemporary academic philosophy at its best." Scientific and Medical Network ReviewTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition. Introduction: J. J. Haldane and J. J. C. Smart. Part 1: Atheism and Theism: J. J. C. Smart. 1. Introduction. 2. Theism, Spirituality and Science. 3. The New Teleology and the Old. 4. Pantheism. 5. Fine Tuning and the Anthropic Cosmological Principle. 6. The Argument from the Appearance of Design. 7. God as an Ethical Principle. 8. The Argument from Contingency. 9. The Argument from Religious Experience. 10. Pascal's Wager. 11. Miracles. 12. Higher Criticism of the New Testament. 13. The Problem of Evil. 14. Historical Theism and Metaphysical Theism. Part 2: Atheism and Theism: J. J. Haldane. 1. Introduction. 2. Theism and Science. 3. Some Varieties of Explanation. 4. 'Old' Teleology. 5. 'New' Teleology. 6. The Cause of Things. 7. God and the World. 8. God, Good and Evil. 9. Liberty and Providence. 10. Theism - Philosophical and Religious. Part 3: Reply to Haldane: J. J. C. Smart. 1. Methodology. 2. Representation and Intentionality. 3. Consciousness. 4. Chicken and Egg. 5. Eternity and Sempeternity. 6. Theism and the Problem of Evil. Part 4: Reply to Smart: J. J. Haldane. 1. Methodology. 2. The Existence of God. 3. Metaphysical Matters. 4. Reason, Faith and Revelation. 5. A Religious Conclusion. Afterword: J. J. C. Smart and J. J. Haldane. Part 5 Further Reflections on Atheism for the Second Edition: J.J.C. Smart. Part 6 Further Relections on Theism for the Second Edition: J. J. Haldane. Bibliography. Index.
£31.46
Princeton University Press A Sacred Space Is Never Empty
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies""Lively and often entertaining prose."---Catriona Kelly, Times Literary Supplement"Much has been written about the Soviet Union’s war on religion and its vigorous efforts to set up atheism and the Bolshevik revolutionary project as a new faith. Most such accounts treat religion and atheism as simple opposites. Smolkin describes a more nuanced and variable relationship between them."---Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs"[The] historical backdrop of Russia’s remarkable journey from Orthodoxy to atheism, and back again, is chronicled in Victoria Smolkin’s A Sacred Space is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism. It is the first full account of Soviet atheism, from the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. This engaging book is full of striking analysis and counterintuitive insights."---Gene Zubovich, Religion & Politics"Smolkin’s profound book . . . allows us to see not only the struggle of atheists against religion in the Soviet Union, but also to formulate some important conclusions about the Soviet society. This is one of the decade’s most successful and important scholarly works on this topic."---Nikolay Mitrokhin, Bremen University"Victoria Smolkin’s important new study of the history of Soviet atheism places the state’s fluid, quasi-adaptive approaches to eradicating religion at the center of a story about the communist party’s failure to fully win over the hearts and minds of ordinary people. This book beautifully fills an empty space, and will be of great value to scholars and students across all disciplines in our field."---Yvonne Howell, University of Richmond"Learning about atheism is a fascinating way to enrich one’s knowledge of religion, and vice versa; Smolkin reminds us that the boundaries between conceptual social categories are more porous than we often realize or admit . . . . Smolkin’s impressive first book broadens our perspective on what qualifies as “sacred,” and educates us on the power and limitations of human conviction in driving the great cycles of historical change."---Anais Garvanian, The Graduate Journal of Harvard Divinity School"Delivered in a highly readable narrative, [Smolkin’s] cogent analysis and challenging conclusions offer much to historians of religion and the Soviet Union: there is also no doubt that students and the interested general public will find the work intriguing and illuminating."---James M. White, European History Quarterly"The book is written in an accessible way . . . Smolkin offers highly interesting insights from her research in Eastern European archives and interviews, conducted in Russia and Ukraine during 2008 and 2013, relevant not only for scholars of religion and history, but also for an interested audience."---Christian Föller, Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe"Atheism appears to be a straightforward concept, but for Soviet communists it was not. Victoria Smolkin’s A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism explores how the meaning and implementation of atheism were debated and redefined over the course of the entire history of the Soviet Union. . . . Like many recent monographs on Soviet history, this book provides a new answer for why Soviet communism failed. But Smolkin does not provide one piece to that puzzle; she provides the piece. For atheism’s failure in the Soviet Union was intrinsically entwined with communism’s. . . . This beautifully written book—which addresses universal themes such as why there is a need for religion in a modern society—will be of interest to a wide array of readers in any field."---Laurie Manchester, American Historical Review"Smolkin makes a major contribution to the study of religion and of ideology in the late Soviet period. She demonstrates effectively that ideology did matter to the Soviet project, even—indeed especially—in the Brezhnev era, and that religion served as the barometer of ideological health. . . . A real strength of Smolkin’s analysis is precisely the connection she makes to the broader ideological problem of indifference and commitment. Whereas several recent works have rightly sought to bring Soviet antireligious measures into the broader scholarly discussion of secularization and state secularism, Smolkin rightly demonstrates that secularization in the sense of removal of religion from public life or indifference to religion was not the objective of the Soviet regime. Rather, the goal was belief in a sacred antireligion, a convinced atheism. This important book should be read by all scholars interested in religion in the USSR, ideology in the late Soviet period, and secularization and secularism in the twentieth century."---Heather J. Coleman, Journal of the American Academy of Religion"In her fascinating overview, Smolkin demonstrates the paradoxical nature of the atheistic propaganda in the Soviet Union. . . . Smolkin’s book, which is based on the deep investigation of the variety of documents representing the ideas and spirit of the propagandists of Soviet atheism, considerably supplements our understanding of the interdependence of religion and atheism in the Soviet domain."---Elena A. Stepanova, Journal of Religion in Europe"One of the greatest strengths of Smolkin’s book is the varied and comprehensive nature of the materials she draws on. Having worked in state and party archives, surveyed atheist publications, and interviewed key figures from the Soviet study of religion, Smolkin is able to provide an overview of atheist work that has no parallel in the current literature. This well-written book makes essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Soviet ideology or in comparative histories of modern religion and secularization."---Sonja Luehrmann, Canadian Slavonic Papers
£36.00
Princeton University Press A Sacred Space Is Never Empty
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies""Lively and often entertaining prose."---Catriona Kelly, Times Literary Supplement"Much has been written about the Soviet Union’s war on religion and its vigorous efforts to set up atheism and the Bolshevik revolutionary project as a new faith. Most such accounts treat religion and atheism as simple opposites. Smolkin describes a more nuanced and variable relationship between them."---Robert Legvold, Foreign Affairs"[The] historical backdrop of Russia’s remarkable journey from Orthodoxy to atheism, and back again, is chronicled in Victoria Smolkin’s A Sacred Space is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism. It is the first full account of Soviet atheism, from the Bolshevik revolution in 1917 to the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. This engaging book is full of striking analysis and counterintuitive insights."---Gene Zubovich, Religion & Politics"Smolkin’s profound book . . . allows us to see not only the struggle of atheists against religion in the Soviet Union, but also to formulate some important conclusions about the Soviet society. This is one of the decade’s most successful and important scholarly works on this topic."---Nikolay Mitrokhin, Bremen University"Victoria Smolkin’s important new study of the history of Soviet atheism places the state’s fluid, quasi-adaptive approaches to eradicating religion at the center of a story about the communist party’s failure to fully win over the hearts and minds of ordinary people. This book beautifully fills an empty space, and will be of great value to scholars and students across all disciplines in our field."---Yvonne Howell, University of Richmond"Learning about atheism is a fascinating way to enrich one’s knowledge of religion, and vice versa; Smolkin reminds us that the boundaries between conceptual social categories are more porous than we often realize or admit . . . . Smolkin’s impressive first book broadens our perspective on what qualifies as “sacred,” and educates us on the power and limitations of human conviction in driving the great cycles of historical change."---Anais Garvanian, The Graduate Journal of Harvard Divinity School"Delivered in a highly readable narrative, [Smolkin’s] cogent analysis and challenging conclusions offer much to historians of religion and the Soviet Union: there is also no doubt that students and the interested general public will find the work intriguing and illuminating."---James M. White, European History Quarterly"The book is written in an accessible way . . . Smolkin offers highly interesting insights from her research in Eastern European archives and interviews, conducted in Russia and Ukraine during 2008 and 2013, relevant not only for scholars of religion and history, but also for an interested audience."---Christian Föller, Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe"Atheism appears to be a straightforward concept, but for Soviet communists it was not. Victoria Smolkin’s A Sacred Space Is Never Empty: A History of Soviet Atheism explores how the meaning and implementation of atheism were debated and redefined over the course of the entire history of the Soviet Union. . . . Like many recent monographs on Soviet history, this book provides a new answer for why Soviet communism failed. But Smolkin does not provide one piece to that puzzle; she provides the piece. For atheism’s failure in the Soviet Union was intrinsically entwined with communism’s. . . . This beautifully written book—which addresses universal themes such as why there is a need for religion in a modern society—will be of interest to a wide array of readers in any field."---Laurie Manchester, American Historical Review"Smolkin makes a major contribution to the study of religion and of ideology in the late Soviet period. She demonstrates effectively that ideology did matter to the Soviet project, even—indeed especially—in the Brezhnev era, and that religion served as the barometer of ideological health. . . . A real strength of Smolkin’s analysis is precisely the connection she makes to the broader ideological problem of indifference and commitment. Whereas several recent works have rightly sought to bring Soviet antireligious measures into the broader scholarly discussion of secularization and state secularism, Smolkin rightly demonstrates that secularization in the sense of removal of religion from public life or indifference to religion was not the objective of the Soviet regime. Rather, the goal was belief in a sacred antireligion, a convinced atheism. This important book should be read by all scholars interested in religion in the USSR, ideology in the late Soviet period, and secularization and secularism in the twentieth century."---Heather J. Coleman, Journal of the American Academy of Religion"In her fascinating overview, Smolkin demonstrates the paradoxical nature of the atheistic propaganda in the Soviet Union. . . . Smolkin’s book, which is based on the deep investigation of the variety of documents representing the ideas and spirit of the propagandists of Soviet atheism, considerably supplements our understanding of the interdependence of religion and atheism in the Soviet domain."---Elena A. Stepanova, Journal of Religion in Europe"One of the greatest strengths of Smolkin’s book is the varied and comprehensive nature of the materials she draws on. Having worked in state and party archives, surveyed atheist publications, and interviewed key figures from the Soviet study of religion, Smolkin is able to provide an overview of atheist work that has no parallel in the current literature. This well-written book makes essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Soviet ideology or in comparative histories of modern religion and secularization."---Sonja Luehrmann, Canadian Slavonic Papers
£27.00
Princeton University Press Atheism in France 16501729 Volume I The Orthodox
Book SynopsisAlthough most historians have sought the roots of atheism in the history of "free thought," Alan Charles Kors contends that attacks on the existence of God were generated above all by the vitality and controversies of orthodox theistic culture itself. In this first volume of a planned two-volume inquiry into the sources and nature of atheism, he sh
£49.30
Harvest House Publishers Atheism on Trial
Book SynopsisAtheists are launching a new wave of attacks against Christianity and belief in God. Atheism on Trial will equip you to respond to their claims with the universal truth that has powerfully disproven atheism for over 2500 years—and still stands true today.
£13.29
Lexington Books Pyrrhonism How the Ancient Greeks Reinvented
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA thought provoking exercise in comparative philosophy. This book allows us to interrogate the meaning of Pyrrhonism in light of Madhyamaka Buddhism and vice versa. The result will be of great interest to students of both traditions. -- Sara Ahbel-Rappe, author of Reading Platonism: Non-discursive Thinking in the Texts of Plotinus, Proclus, and DamascusIn promoting cross-cultural understanding and the quest for linkages between Greek and Buddhist philosophies, the book has paved a radiant path reflecting the continuity of traditions since the third century BCE. -- Rana P.B. Singh, Banaras Hindu UniversityThe connections between Greek Pyrrhonism and Indian Madhyamaka are too striking to ignore. Kuzminski provides welcome attention to the philosophical vision they share and to the arguments Pyrrhonists and madhyamikas deploy to advance that vision. The exposition is clear and accessible to the non-specialist. -- Jay L. Garfield, Smith CollegeThroughout this book, Kuzminski boldly challenges an intimidating array of scholars and philosophers in an attempt to show how Pyrrhonism has often been misunderstood. Considering the brevity of the work, Kuzminski is remarkably successful….Kuzminski's study is a welcome addition to the literature on this topic in that he show the benefit of a comparative analysis with Buddhism for a more nuanced understanding of the issues. * Philosophy East and West, July 2010 *Kuzminski does a commendable job of pointing out the marked similarities or congruencies between Indian Buddhism and Pyrrhonism. Moreover, what I found particularly interesting and fruitful —something not often discussed in much detail in the Pyrrhonist literature— were the sections devoted to an examination of the sort of practical life adherence to Pyrrhonist (and Buddhist) attitudes yield. This, in particular, is sure to spark or encourage further enquiry. * Journal Of Buddhist Ethics *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Foreword Part 3 I. Why Pyrrhonism is not Scepticism Part 4 II. Pyrrhonism and Buddhism Part 5 III. The Evident and the Non-Evident Part 6 IV. Modern Pyrrhonism
£82.80
Lexington Books Pyrrhonism How the Ancient Greeks Reinvented
Book SynopsisPyrrhonism is commonly confused with scepticism in Western philosophy. Unlike sceptics, who believe there are no true beliefs, Pyrrhonists suspend judgment about all beliefs, including the belief that there are no true beliefs. Pyrrhonism was developed by a line of ancient Greek philosophers, from its founder Pyrrho of Elis in the fourth century BCE through Sextus Empiricus in the second century CE. Pyrrhonists offer no view, theory, or knowledge about the world, but recommend instead a practice, a distinct way of life, designed to suspend beliefs and ease suffering. Adrian Kuzminski examines Pyrrhonism in terms of its striking similarity to some Eastern non-dogmatic soteriological traditions-particularly Madhyamaka Buddhism. He argues that its origin can plausibly be traced to the contacts between Pyrrho and the sages he encountered in India, where he traveled with Alexander the Great. Although Pyrrhonism has not been practiced in the West since ancient times, its insights have occasionally been independently recovered, most recently in the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Kuzminski shows that Pyrrhonism remains relevant perhaps more than ever as an antidote to today''s cultures of belief.Trade ReviewA thought provoking exercise in comparative philosophy. This book allows us to interrogate the meaning of Pyrrhonism in light of Madhyamaka Buddhism and vice versa. The result will be of great interest to students of both traditions. -- Sara Ahbel-Rappe, author of Reading Platonism: Non-discursive Thinking in the Texts of Plotinus, Proclus, and DamascusIn promoting cross-cultural understanding and the quest for linkages between Greek and Buddhist philosophies, the book has paved a radiant path reflecting the continuity of traditions since the third century BCE. -- Rana P.B. Singh, Banaras Hindu UniversityThe connections between Greek Pyrrhonism and Indian Madhyamaka are too striking to ignore. Kuzminski provides welcome attention to the philosophical vision they share and to the arguments Pyrrhonists and madhyamikas deploy to advance that vision. The exposition is clear and accessible to the non-specialist. -- Jay L. Garfield, Smith CollegeThroughout this book, Kuzminski boldly challenges an intimidating array of scholars and philosophers in an attempt to show how Pyrrhonism has often been misunderstood. Considering the brevity of the work, Kuzminski is remarkably successful….Kuzminski's study is a welcome addition to the literature on this topic in that he show the benefit of a comparative analysis with Buddhism for a more nuanced understanding of the issues. * Philosophy East and West, July 2010 *Kuzminski does a commendable job of pointing out the marked similarities or congruencies between Indian Buddhism and Pyrrhonism. Moreover, what I found particularly interesting and fruitful —something not often discussed in much detail in the Pyrrhonist literature— were the sections devoted to an examination of the sort of practical life adherence to Pyrrhonist (and Buddhist) attitudes yield. This, in particular, is sure to spark or encourage further enquiry. * Journal Of Buddhist Ethics *Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Foreword Part 3 I. Why Pyrrhonism is not Scepticism Part 4 II. Pyrrhonism and Buddhism Part 5 III. The Evident and the Non-Evident Part 6 IV. Modern Pyrrhonism
£38.70
Lexington Books Reasonable Perspectives on Religion
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Table of Contents 2 Preface Chapter 3 1. Worldview is the Brain's Operating System Chapter 4 2. The God Debates and the Materialist Interpretation of History Chapter 5 3. Sense and Nonsense in Religion and Belief Chapter 6 4. All Religions are Cousins: Religion in Human Evolution Chapter 7 5. Hegel's Metaphysics and Religious Pluralism Chapter 8 6. Getting "Ought" from "Is": A Practical Solution for Materialists Chapter 9 7. Towards a Neuropathy of Empathy Chapter 10 8. Ethics and the Fabric of the Universe Chapter 11 9. The Cosmological Argument for the Existence of God: An Apologia Chapter 12 10. God as Moral Praxis Chapter 13 11. Towards a Materialist Theology, Or, Why Atheists (and Marxists) Should Write Theology Chapter 14 12. Is Islam Reasonable? Chapter 15 13. Types of Religious Naturalism
£89.10
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers A Rabbi Looks at Jesus Parables
Book SynopsisIntended to appeal to both Christians and Jews,A Rabbi Looks at Jesus'' Parables is an introduction to the teachings of Jesus, and compares the similarities and differences in Jesus'' thinking to other Jewish sources from first-century Palestine. Each chapter uncovers hidden messages within each of Jesus'' parables, and discusses each parable within its first-century religious and historical context. The book attempts to build bridges of understanding between Christians and Jews by exploring the notion that we share a common history.Trade ReviewFinally, a scholar and clergyman willing to view Jesus in his real home. By analyzing Jesus' parables in the light of Jewish sources, Rabbi Stern is able to reveal layers of meaning within meaning, bringing deep wisdom and healing vision to the surface. This is precisely the kind of responsible scholarship that honors cultural and religious convictions and differences, and which can move then enterprise of faith forward. Anyone who seeks to understand Jesus' message, anyone who seeks to understand the Jewish roots of Christian faith, anyone seeking a Jewish perspective on the stories at Christianity's core, will do well to begin right here. -- Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Vice President, University of Judaism and Dean, Ziegler School of Rabbinic StudiesFrank Stern has written a scholarly and serviceable book illustrating the important parallels in the rabbinic literature and the Gospels. The Mashal or parable literature, serves as a brilliant didactic method of teaching. Stern has captured the dynamic of this method and has shown derivative techniques in the methodology of the parable didactic. -- Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk, Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bible and Jewish Religious Thought Hebrew Union College-Jewish InstMore than any recent author I know, Rabbi Stern has enabled the parables to be illumined by the Hebrew Scriptures, to be agents for the expansion of the Christian story and to create new insights into our lives today. That is no small accomplishment. -- John Shelby Spong, Retired New Jersey Episcopal Bishop, Author of The Sins of ScripturesThe volume does provide a worthwhile resource as to the Jewish background of the parables and at times a Jewish hearing of the parables. -- Michael Moss * Stone Campbell Journal *Stern (California State Univ., Fullerton) offers a worthy introduction to the study of Christianity from its beginnings as a Jewish-Christian sect. A rabbinic scholar, he illustrates the Jewish precedents underlying the parables by references to and quotations from the Hebrew prophets (e.g., Micah, Isaiah), the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Deuteronomy and Leviticus), and renowned rabbis such as Hillel and Eliezer. The author presents a parable, suggests the secret knowledge the parable conveys to believers, discusses how Jesus built on Jewish images, and considers how this plays out in each of the synoptic gospels. In somewhat more detail he looks at the primary figure (e.g., the Pharisee), the primary concept (e.g., the imminence of God's Kingdom), and the primary image (e.g., the fig tree). In each case he illustrates their role in the Jewish tradition. Throughout, Stern indicates the problems in the later Greek translation of the parables, which had been spoken by Jesus in Aramaic with Hebrew references at least a generation earlier. Ultimately, the outstanding issue that separated Jesus from the earlier prophets and his Jewish contemporaries was his teaching that access to God, and thereby salvation, was possible only through Jesus himself. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers. -- M. F. Nefsky, emerita, University of Lethbridge * CHOICE *Stern's book is an excellent primer on the Jewishness of the parables. . . . This small volume is a helpful introdcution to topics that may confuse or confound non-Jews. Its simple style would lend itself for use in youth studies centered on comparative religious explorations. * Journal of Ecumenical Studies *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 The Search for Paradise Chapter 3 Jesus Teaches in his Hometown Synagogue Chapter 4 The Parable of the Sower Chapter 5 Jesus Teaches of the Wheat and the Weeds Chapter 6 Other Parables About The Kingdom of God Chapter 7 More Parables About the Kingdom of God Chapter 8 Parables About Servants and Workers Chapter 9 Parables About Lamps, Lights, Salt and Cities Chapter 10 Parables About Vineyards, Orchards and Fields Chapter 11 Parables Dealing with Sheep and Money Chapter 12 The Parable of a Rich Man Who Decided to Enjoy Himself Chapter 13 Parables About Dinners and Banquets Chapter 14 Parables About Fathers and Sons Chapter 15 Special People Chapter 16 The Parable of the Priest, The Levite, and the Samaritan Chapter 17 The Rich Man, the Beggar, and the Unclean Spirit Chapter 18 Two Parables in John Chapter 19 The Last Parables Chapter 20 Conclusions Chapter 21 The Secrets Jesus Taught Chapter 22 Bibliography Chapter 23 Index Chapter 24 About the Author
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AltaMira Press,U.S. Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis fascinating collection of essays belongs on the shelf of anyone who hopes to understand the changing role that religion has played in creating the social world of the Pacific Northwest. * Oregon Historical Quarterly *Table of Contents1 Surveying the Landscape: Historic Trends and Current Patterns in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska 2 Secular but Spiritual in the Pacific Northwest 3 Contesting for the Soul of an Unlikely Land: Mainline Protestants, Catholics, and Jews in the Pacific Northwest 4 The Churching of the Pacific Northwest: The Rise of Sectarian Entrepreneurs: 5 Religions of the Pacific Rim in the Pacific Northwest 6 Religious Futures in the None Zone
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AltaMira Press Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest
Book SynopsisWhen asked their religious identification, more people answer none in the Pacific Northwest than in any other region of the United States. But this does not mean that the region''s religious institutions are without power or that Northwesterners who do attend no place of worship are without spiritual commitments. With no dominant denomination, Evangelicals, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Jews, adherents of Pacific Rim religious traditions, indigenous groups, spiritual environmentalists, and secularists must vie or sometimes must cooperate with each other to address the regions'' pressing economic, environmental, and social issues. One cannot understand this complex region without understanding the fluid religious commitments of its inhabitants. And one cannot understand religion in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska without Religion and Public Life in the Pacific Northwest.Trade ReviewThis fascinating collection of essays belongs on the shelf of anyone who hopes to understand the changing role that religion has played in creating the social world of the Pacific Northwest. * Oregon Historical Quarterly *Table of Contents1 Surveying the Landscape: Historic Trends and Current Patterns in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska 2 Secular but Spiritual in the Pacific Northwest 3 Contesting for the Soul of an Unlikely Land: Mainline Protestants, Catholics, and Jews in the Pacific Northwest 4 The Churching of the Pacific Northwest: The Rise of Sectarian Entrepreneurs: 5 Religions of the Pacific Rim in the Pacific Northwest 6 Religious Futures in the None Zone
£27.00
University Press of America War and Peace in Rabbinic Judaism A Documentary
Book SynopsisThis book surveys the treatment of war and peace in the canon of Rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity: to what does Judaism refer when it speaks of war and peace in the context of the Hebrew words "milhamah" (war) and "shalom" (peace)?Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The Mishnah Chapter 4 The Tosefta Chapter 5 Sifra Chapter 6 Sifré to Numbers and Sifré Zutta to Numbers Chapter 7 Sifré to Deuteronomy Chapter 8 Mekhilta Attributed to R. Ishmael Chapter 9 Genesis Rabbah Chapter 10 Leviticus Rabbah Chapter 11 Pesiqta deRab Kahana Chapter 12 Song of Songs Rabbah Chapter 13 Lamentations Rabbah Chapter 14 Ruth Rabbah Chapter 15 Esther Rabbah I Chapter 16 Fathers According to R. Nathan Chapter 17 Yerushalmi Berakhot and the Division of Zeraim Chapter 18 Yerushalmi Moed Chapter 19 Yerushalmi Nashim Chapter 20 Yerushalmi Neziqin and Tractate Niddah Chapter 21 Bavli Tractate Berakhot and the Division of Moed Chapter 22 Bavli Nashim Chapter 23 Bavli Neziqin Chapter 24 Bavli Division of Qodoshim and Tractate Niddah Chapter 25 War in the Halakhah, Peace in the Aggadah
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University Press of America Atheist Persona
Book SynopsisIn the past, as in the present, science has explored the reasons for belief. In recent years, with the rise of categorical, practical, and militant atheism, the scientific and philosophical community has begun studying the worldview of atheism. The Atheist Persona: Causes and Consequences is a summary of the most recent research, by the best of scholars, on the subject of atheism. In an effort to create a more courteous dialogue between theists and atheists, this book acknowledges that while there are reasons for believing in God, there are also reasons for not believing in God. Atheist Persona showcases how the worldview we choose to accept determines how we live our lives and how we influence those around us.Trade ReviewFr. Pasquini’s book is a masterpiece. Fr. Pasquini scrutinizes atheism’s claims to enlightenment and rationality, pointing out that atheism is often a pathological response to personal tragedy, and, not uncommonly, is a cause of personal tragedy. His dissection of practical atheism is particularly salient. -- Michael Egnor, MD, professor and vice-chairman of Neurosurgery, State University of New York at Stony BrookAtheist Persona is an outstanding treatment of the many varied factors contributing to the rise of atheism in Western society. Highly recommended. -- Paul C. Vitz, PhD, professor/senior scholar, Institute for the Psychological Sciences, author of Faith of the Fatherless: The Psychology of AtheismFr. Pasquini’s book is a powerful yet simple volume that leads the reader to an informed and comprehensive understanding of the threat that atheism presents. -- Wayne L. Creelman, MD, McCabe Clinical Eminent Scholar and professor of psychiatry, University of Florida College of MedicineExhibiting a deep and wide acquaintance with the many errors in thinking of our modern age, Fr. Pasquini offers an impassioned and well-reasoned analysis of atheism. -- G. Alexander Ross, PhD, Institute of Psychological Studies (IPS), sociologist, professor emeritusOne of the most frequent claims of atheists is that modern science shows a world without purpose. In fact, the opposite is true. . . . In Atheist Persona, Fr. Pasquini thoroughly knocks down this disingenuous argument from science and many more. -- Michael J. Behe, PhD, professor of biological sciences, Lehigh University, creator of the irreducible complexity theory, author of Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to EvolutionTable of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter One: The Psychological and Sociological Causes for Atheism The Dysfunctional or Absent Father Figure The Dysfunctional or Absent Mother Figure The Defective-Dysfunctional Family Aborting God Atheist Father and/or Mother Hero The Dysfunctional Cleric Atheism—A Pathological Response to Social Disintegration The Sophisticated-Recognition-Nonconformist-Need Personal Convenience, Self-Centeredness and Hedonism Comfort in Health and Life Incomprehensible Suffering The Atheist Persona—A Hopeless Life Chapter Two: God Belief: Good or Bad for You? Good or Bad? Predisposed to Healing? Chapter Three: Big Fancy Robots? God-gene? God Module or Switch? The God Helmet Neuroplasticity of the Brain Chapter Four: Biology and Atheism Continued Superman or Deficient Being? Further Neurological Insights The Media and Brain Development Men vs. Women Further Neurological Studies In Conclusion Chapter Five: The Spiritual Pivot: Humanness Explicated Spiritual Triggers Awakening Dark Night Illumination and Enlightenment Purification of the Soul and the Mystical Neuroscience and the Mystical Fully Human? Chapter Six: Intolerance and Violence Holding Back the Barbarian in Us Catholic Inquisitions, Crusades, and Religious Wars Chapter Seven: Slaughtering the Scriptures in the Name of Atheism Ignorance or Dishonesty? Bible 101 Chapter Eight: Encyclopedia of Prehistoric Cults? God of Myth or Philosophy? Christianizing Pagan Practices Pagan Roots for Atheism In Conclusion Chapter Nine: The Media: Atheism’s Evangelizing Pulpit The Media—Expressing and Fostering the Atheist Lifestyle Violence The Cult of the Body Cult of Self-Abuse A Medicated Society A Sex-Obsessed World Din of Vulgarity (continued) Dummying-down of Society Subliminal Seduction Loss of Empathy The “god” of Materialism The Fostering of Passivity Suppressing the Truth Media (in general) Chapter Ten: Science and/or Man as “god” Science as god Man as god Chapter Eleven: What Science and Man Can’t Explain Intelligent Design? Biological Design? Cosmological Design? Neurological Design? Chapter Twelve: The Spiritual: Essential for the Sciences and the Arts Priests and Religious Orders Monks The Church in General Chapter Thirteen: Atheism’s Bequest Abortion Post Abortion Trauma—Damaging Women Post Abortion Trauma—Damaging Families Contraception Modern Comprehensive Sex Education Pornographic Society Premarital Sex Same-sex Marriage Divorce—impacting the future Child Abuse—the result of the denigration of personhood and the family No Place for the Poor in Secularism Overpopulation—a myth promoted by hedonistic atheists Assisted Reproduction, Genetic Engineering, Scientific Research Euthanasia vs. Palliative Care Violence in Society—the beginnings of the end In Conclusion Conclusion: Brain in a Vat A Final Remark Appendix I: What was lost? Metaphysics and the Natural Law Appendix II: A Science-based Moral System for Atheists Bibliography
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Hamilton Books On Gods Existence Traditional and New Arguments
Book SynopsisPhilosophy and the advances in cosmology, neurology, molecular biology, and the social sciences have made the convincing and converging arguments for Godâs existence more probable than ever in history. On Godâs Existence is concise summary of these arguments as well as new arguments inspired by the advances of the sciences.Trade ReviewJohn Pasquini’s On God’s Existence is a remarkably inclusive journey through the maze of arguments, proofs, and demonstrations that have engaged the intellectual and spiritual energies of the best minds in Western civilization. From Thomas Aquinas to Descartes, Newman, C.S. Lewis and other recent philosophers and theologians. Pasquini’s elegant and sober, yet insightfully critical and profound discussion of both classic and modern representatives of the debate on God invites the reader to join the conversation, to become a participant, not just an observer, in this most important of all conversations. Scholarly, compelling, critical – a work I regard as indispensable to anyone who dares to ask the fundamental questions about the ultimate sense of human life. -- Sixto J. Garcia, PhD., Emeritus Professor of Systematic and Philosophical Theology, Notre Dame, Formerly, St. Vincent de Paul Regional SeminaryThe phenomenon of the existence of God has been a central and continuing preoccupation in Western Christian tradition. Fr. Pasquini's contribution to the probability of this existence is a seminal, comprehensive and persuasive text. In each succinct chapter, Pasquini reports and advances the scholarship of this mystery. The discussions involving consciousness and stunted psychological development are particularly compelling psychologically-based arguments. Truly an invaluable tool in presenting exhaustive views of the inquiry. -- Wayne L. Creelman, MD, McCabe Clinical Eminent Scholar and professor of psychiatry, University of Florida College of MedicineIn our time many people assume that belief in God is not knowledge, but merely a subjective preference or attitude, which cannot be demonstrated through rational, logical reasoning. But in his newly released book, On God’s Existence: Traditional and New Arguments, Fr. John Pasquini presents a concise yet comprehensive summary of logical arguments that discredit this false and, ultimately disastrous, assumption. By approaching the question of God’s existence from a great variety of perspectives, he shows that belief in God is actually far more reasonable and logical than its rejection. -- G. Alexander Ross, PhD, Institute of Psychological Studies (IPS), sociologist, professor emeritusFr. Pasquini book On God’s Existence presents excellent logical arguments to prove the presence of God. He uses great examples from scientists, philosophers, and theologians to validate his case. As a Catholic as well as a scientist, it is nice to have these arguments presented to help us who believe defend our faith . . . . -- Jonathan Volk, Ph. D., Natural Sciences/Chemical Engineer, Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)The book On God’s Existence is a fascinating work that is sure to enrich the lives of those who read it. Touching on a variety of contemporary topics in the realm of the faith, On God’s Existence will challenge the reader to go deeper into the “proofs” of the existence of God, and to realize the many ways that one can embark in order to arrive at the same conclusion: God is real, God is true, and God walks with us on every step of this human existence. I highly recommend this book to all those wishing to grow in the faith and understanding of the greatest mystery of the universe: God’s Existence. -- Alfred Cioffi, S.T.D., Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Bioethics, Blue Cross-Shield Endowed Chair in Bioethics in STEM, St. Thomas University; National Catholic Bioethics Center, Consultant.It was a delight to read Father Pasquini”s masterful summary of centuries of great arguments (and a few new ones!) for the existence of God. In modern times we seem to have lost the gift for sound reasoning, such as displayed in every chapter here in clear and even pithy ways by the author. Further, it is a great tragedy that so few of our young people anymore are exposed to the multiple converging and compelling logical bases of the near inescapable necessity to posit a Divine Creator. Should we then be so surprised that so few of our youth are now firm and confident believers? A book like this one is in perpetual need in every age – over and over a new generation must learn anew the basic truths so well defended by a powerful set of arguments which Father Pasquini so ably offers on nearly every page. -- Richard E. Gallagher, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, New York Medical CollegeWe look to the heavens and are in awe of what we envision. What wonder . . . what majesty . . . how can there not be a God. But then reason begins to taunt us . . . and we question. On God’s Existence takes one through the classical “proofs” and gathers exciting modern scientific approaches to these arguments for the Creator. With this little gem, Fr. John Pasquini shares with us 33 succinctly wrapped posits, converging on that which brings meaning and purpose to existence. In so doing, his frequent personal “asides” summon many of the questions that arise in each of us as we engage these thoughtful passages. -- Paul E. Mottl, M.R.E., M.Div., Th.D., Ph.D., Dean, Providence Theological School, Ret. Canon to the Ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of PennsylvaniaThis book is a good tool especially for those seeking the truth about God’s existence. Fr. John J. Pasquini renders a valuable service by succinctly presenting the many varied theories about the existence and non-existence of God. This book provokes both one’s thought and reflection. In a world where many want to reduce the question of God to the private and sentimental sphere, this book comes as a providential asset to state that God endowed the human person with intelligence not to forgo it [but to use it] in our pursuance of Him. -- Nicholas Cachia, S.T.D., Associate Professor, Theology/Philosophy, St Vincent de Paul Regional SeminaryAlthough already a believer and forever a man of science, I still find inspiration and life in Fr. Pasquini's treatment of that which, from time immemorial, has delighted as many as it has confounded. This book, which I recommend with enthusiasm, is clearly the work of an inspired and knowledgeable evangelizer. -- Chamindra Williams, Ph.D., Mathematics/Chemistry, Adjunct Professor of Palm Beach State CollegeFrom the time of creation, we have desired to know and explain the Creator. In this compendium of reasonable arguments, Fr. Pasquini offers a thorough re-examination of this question. It is my hope that many “searchers” will find reasons to believe and give greater meaning to their lives. -- David L. Toups, S.T.D., Theology/Philosophy, Rector/President, St. Vincent de Paul Regional SeminaryPasquini’s work echoes from page to page the crux of Einstein’s spirit who claimed, “Everyone who is seriously engaged in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that the laws of nature manifest the existence of a spirit vastly superior to that of men.” Pasquini’s work is succinct, precise, and ingenious. It echoes his deep seated belief that atheism is more a malady (atheist Personality disorder) than an intellectual movement. -- Florence Traversy, Ph.D., Physics/Natural Sciences, École Normale Nicolet, Professor EmeritusThis wonderful piece of writing has [explored] the questions that man has sought [answers] to since the beginning of time . . . . This book, well written and researched, should be on the shelf of any [believer], especially enabling the reader to refute the many mistruths that are encountered each day. -- Brian Horgan, M.Div., MS., MSW (I)., Ph.D., Psychology, Northcentral University
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Hamilton Books A More Charitable Atheism Essays on Life
Book SynopsisThe fourteen essays in this book, a product of the authorâs interactions with students and his own personal journey from Christianity to humanism, are arranged into four sections: Chronic Illness and Deicide, Epistemic Limitations and Respect for Persons, A Humanist Approach to Reading the Bible, and Ethical Reasoning without God.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Section I: How I Arrived Here: Illness, The Death of God, and A Turn Toward Secular Humanism Chapter 1: Believing in Belief Chapter 2: Illness and Deicide Chapter 3: Is It Wrong to Accept the Gift of Salvation? Section II: Epistemic Limitations and Respect for Persons Chapter 4: What Atheists Want Chapter 5: Three Reasons Why Atheists Should Be More Charitable Chapter 6: Have the New Atheists Been Good for Atheism? Chapter 7: Can Liberal Christians Save the Church? A Humanist Approach to Progressive Christian Theologies Section III: A Humanist Approach to Reading the Bible Chapter 8: Why We Must Treat the Bible No Differently Than Any Other Book Chapter 9: Spending Christmas with Linus Chapter 10: Taking Paul Seriously Chapter 11: Can Early Christian Faith Remain a Rational Option Today? Chapter 12: Why Atheists Should Read—and Love—the Book of Job Section IV: Advantages and Consequences of Ethical Reasoning without God Chapter 13: Ethics is Just Safer without God Chapter 14: Humanism, Illness, and Elective Death: A Case Study in Utilitarian Ethics Bibliography Index About the Author
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Johns Hopkins University Press Without God Without Creed
Book SynopsisUntil the 19th century, atheism and agnosticism were viewed as bizarre aberrations. But atheism emerged as a viable alternative to other ideologies. How and why it became possible is the subject of this cultural revolution.Trade ReviewTurner's treatment of the nineteenth century is excellent and often brilliantly perceptive. -- Robert Nisbet The New York Times Book Review A crafted, intelligent book. The prose is remarkably clear, as is the argument. Turner offers us intellectual history in something like the grand manner. -- David D. Hall Reviews in American History
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Schocken Books The Great Partnership
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Beacon Press Faitheist How an Atheist Found Common Ground with
Book SynopsisThe story of a former Evangelical Christian turned openly gay atheist who now works to bridge the divide between atheists and the religiousThe stunning popularity of the “New Atheist” movement—whose most famous spokesmen include Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens—speaks to both the growing ranks of atheists and the widespread, vehement disdain for religion among many of them. In Faitheist, Chris Stedman tells his own story to challenge the orthodoxies of this movement and make a passionate argument that atheists should engage religious diversity respectfully. Becoming aware of injustice, and craving community, Stedman became a “born-again” Christian in late childhood. The idea of a community bound by God’s love—a love that was undeserved, unending, and guaranteed—captivated him. It was, he writes, a place to belong and a framework for making sense of suffering.
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Beacon Press Faitheist How an Atheist Found Common Ground with
Book SynopsisThe story of a former Evangelical Christian turned openly gay atheist who now works to bridge the divide between atheists and the religiousThe stunning popularity of the “New Atheist” movement—whose most famous spokesmen include Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens—speaks to both the growing ranks of atheists and the widespread, vehement disdain for religion among many of them. In Faitheist, Chris Stedman tells his own story to challenge the orthodoxies of this movement and make a passionate argument that atheists should engage religious diversity respectfully. Becoming aware of injustice, and craving community, Stedman became a “born-again” Christian in late childhood. The idea of a community bound by God’s love—a love that was undeserved, unending, and guaranteed—captivated him. It was, he writes, a place to belong and a framework for making sense of suffering.
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Northwestern University Press Black Freethinkers A History of African American
Book SynopsisArgues that, contrary to historical and popular depictions of African Americans as naturally religious, freethought has been central to black political and intellectual life from the nineteenth century to the present.Trade Review“Cameron offers a compelling survey of African American freethought across two centuries. Rather than treating secularism as a regulatory discourse of modern statecraft, Cameron unpacks the alienations, arguments, and aspirations of black secularists themselves. He brings depth and clarity to an aspect of African American religious history rarely given the sustained attention it deserves.”- Leigh Eric Schmidt, author of Hearing Things: Religion, Illusion, and the American Enlightenment “In African American intellectual history, religious skepticism, agnosticism, atheism, and secular humanism have long been lost in the shadow of the black church. Taking a closer look at the evidence, Cameron shows that the experience of slavery and the degradations of proslavery Christianity also led some enslaved and free blacks in the nineteenth century to varieties of unbelief. This tradition laid a foundation for the next century, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Power movement and beyond. With deft readings of a host of fascinating figures, Cameron shows how black freethinkers made important interventions in American culture.”- Christopher Grasso, author of Skepticism and American Faith: From the Revolution to the Civil War Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 3 Introduction 5 1. Slavery and Reconstruction 16 2. The New Negro Renaissance 65 3. Socialism and Communism 116 4. Civil Rights and Black Power 165 Afterword 224 Bibliography 236 Endnotes 255
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Scarecrow Press Living with Conflict A Challenge to a Peace
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Atheist Mind Humanist Heart Rewriting the Ten
Book SynopsisThis book shows that atheism need not only be reactionary (against religion and God), but rather provides a clear set of constructive principles to live by that establish atheism as a positive worldview. The book encourages and guides the reader through the process of formulating his or her own set of personal beliefs.Trade ReviewBayer and Figdor begin their book by acknowledging that the existence of a god or transcendent being can be neither proved nor disproved. Atheism and religious faith are, therefore, both belief systems. While religious traditions are good at defining the tenets of their faith, atheists too often define themselves merely by what they reject, failing to articulate affirmatively what they believe and why. This book sets out to right this wrong. The epistemological and ethical positions, presented in a highly readable and nontechnical fashion over several chapters, form the basis of the authors’ 10 noncommandments, which state in part that there is no god or universal moral truth . . . [The authors] should be commended for encouraging critical self-reflection and the examination and articulation of one’s beliefs. Skepticism, rigorous logic, compassionate ethics, personal integrity, and morals may well be characteristics of atheist minds and humanist hearts. They are also characteristics of people of faith. Readers may contemplate whether the two camps are more alike than different. * Booklist *I was drawn to this book by its subtitle . . . [T]his book functions best as a manual for chiseling out a summary of your own core beliefs. . . .Once I caught on, Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart became a fun and . . . fascinating exercise. It even led to a rare discussion of ethics with a colleague who happens to be both a doctor of- and a professor of Philosophy. Therefore, as an impetus to further discussion, Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart was a success, for me. . . .In conclusion, I enjoyed Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart. I could especially see it as a book to share among a group of similarly-inclined individuals, particularly those who are in the phase of re-examining inherited cultural and familial beliefs. As a bonus, the book’s website offers readers online tools and a community of interested non-believers. . . .[T]he authors have fulfilled the most important promises that they’ve made. . . .Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart is sure to get people thinking and talking about ethics and why they believe what they believe. * The Freethinker *The promise of this wonderfully entitled book is fully realized in its pages, which speak with both intellectual integrity and heartfelt care for humanity. -- Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, MacArthur Fellow, American Humanist Association 2011 Humanist of the Year, author of Plato at the GoogleplexThis is an interesting, thoughtful, and challenging book. Atheists who take their worldview seriously need to grapple with precisely the issues considered here, and this is a great place to start. -- Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist at Caltech and author of The Particle at the End of the UniverseIt's gratifying and exciting to see a new wave of humanist and atheist leaders step up and make their voices heard in a prominent and eloquent way. Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart is the right message at the right time for the most secular generation in American history. -- Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain, Harvard University; author of the New York Times Bestselling book, Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do BelieveThere’s no shortage of books about why we shouldn’t believe in God, but Lex Bayer and John Figdor have done us all a favor by shining a spotlight on what is arguably a more important question for non-believers: Now what? Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart walks us through both the logic that leads us to atheism and the moral principles that help us lead a worthwhile life. It's a remarkable contribution to the growing canon of non-religious literature. -- Hemant Mehta, blogger at FriendlyAtheist.com and author of The Young Atheist's Survival GuideConversational, thoughtful, inviting. A very reasonable, very sound, and at times quite visionary offering. -- Phil Zuckerman, Pitzer College, author of Living the Secular LifeWhat a smart and joyful read—like a flight over the terrain of my own mind and heart with intelligent guides to point out what I’ve never noticed before. -- Dale McGowan, author of Parenting Beyond Belief, Raising Freethinkers, and Atheism For Dummies; 2008 Harvard Humanist of the YearAtheist Mind, Humanist Heart delivers compelling answers to the simple question of what we should each believe. This easily understandable yet profound guide will leave you inspired to define your own beliefs. -- Peter Boghossian, Portland State University, author of A Manual for Creating AtheistsAn excellent book; worth reading regardless of one's religious or a-religious inclinations. Delicate, fair, courteous, the authors are expressing their humility and courage, not confrontation or condemnation. They face every issue in a penetrating, transparent, and down to earth way. It is unreservedly honest, written with genuineness and holding nothing back. -- Raymond F. Paloutzian, Ph.D., Co-Editor, Handbook of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 2nd ed.This book is NOT the Ten Commandments 2.0. It's what you get when you use the tools of reason and humanism to rationally craft and promote better ways of life for everyone in the 21st century modern world and beyond. -- David Fitzgerald, author of Nailed and The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western ReligionAtheist Mind, Humanist Heart is a wonderful exploration of life as a religious skeptic. Truth, meaning, and fulfillment—Bayer and Figdor show that there is much awaiting those who step away from superstition and embrace life in the real world. -- David Niose, author of Nonbeliever Nation, President of the Secular Coalition of America, and former president of the American Humanist AssociationOkay, so you've become an atheist. Now what? Read this book. That's my recommendation. It will help you build a new foundation for thinking and living a good life without God. -- John W. Loftus, author of Why I Became an Atheist and The Outsider Test for FaithThe authors approach their very readable and engaging refurbishment of the Ten Commandments with wisdom, intelligence, accessibility, lucidity, and almost pious sensitivity. However, to increase the sum of human happiness I would add one non-commandment to their ten: Thou shalt read this book! -- Peter Atkins, Lincoln College, University of OxfordIt is welcoming and refreshing to see a book on atheism that is not a polemic, but a respectful and reasonable discussion of how a non-believer might engage the large questions that every human faces. Readers might discover that believers and humanist atheists share more in common than they think. -- Dudley C. Rose, associate dean, Harvard Divinity SchoolAtheist Mind, Humanist Heart exemplifies a welcome new trend in secular America—the turning of attention from all that's wrong with religion to a positive vision of what nonreligious people can be for and about. With clear heads and good hearts, Lex Bayer and John Figdor articulate a way to be secular that is not just rational, but also compassionate and devoted to expanding the public good. -- Tom Krattenmaker, USA Today contributing columnist; author of The Evangelicals You Don't KnowAtheists need to begin constructing positive principles to live by - and Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart provides a thorough demonstration of how to do just that. -- Paul Chiariello, Co-founder of Yale Humanist Community, and Editor of Applied SentienceStarting with a simple question, "What do I believe?" the authors take us on a delightful journey to uncover the truth behind what forms our core beliefs. -- David Silverman, President of American AtheistsI've devoted my adult life to encouraging everyone to check society's work: How do you know there is a god or gods? What makes you think that democracy is the best form of government? Figdor and Bayer have done a beautiful thing in Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart as they have presented their moral theory. They have shown their work. In doing so, they have presented moral problems as something that all people must and can engage personally. I love it! -- August E. Brunsman IV, Executive Director at Secular Student AllianceWith more and more young Americans abandoning organized religion today, toward what values and institutions can—and should—they turn to construct a morally-coherent world? This gently-voiced but finely-crafted book offers answers that may surprise you, and will certainly engage you. If you are among those who want to know more than what you don’t believe, Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart offers a rich opportunity to discover what’s worth believing—and why--in a world moving past traditional religious institutions and creeds. -- Richard Parker, Harvard Kennedy SchoolInterweaving personal stories, philosophical dialogues, and lucid arguments, Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart provides an accessible and practical guide to some of the biggest questions faced by human beings: "Is there a God?", "How would we know?", and "If not, how do we live with each other?" Anyone interested in these questions—and isn't that everyone?—will learn something from this book. -- James Croft, Research Fellow, Humanist Community at HarvardTable of ContentsIntroduction: Questioning Everything 1 Rewriting the Ten Commandments Part I: A Framework for Facts 2 The Paradox of Belief 3 The Reasoning behind Reason 4 Beliefs about the Unknown 5 The Assumption of a God 6 Putting Factual Beliefs to the Test Part II: A Framework for Ethics 7 From Beliefs to Behavior 8 How “Ought” One Behave? 9 Moral Happiness 10 Societal Happiness 11 Putting Ethical Beliefs to the Test 12 Finding Your Own Non-Commandments Acknowledgments Appendix A Common Religious Objections Appendix B Our Ten Noncommandments Appendix C Theorem of Belief Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
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Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. Atheism Explained
Book Synopsis Atheism Explained explores the claims made both for and against the existence of God. On the pro side: that the wonders of the world can only be explained by an intelligent creator; that the universe had to start somewhere; telepathy, out-of-body experiences, and other paranormal phenomena demonstrate the existence of a spirit world; and that those who experience God directly provide evidence as real as any physical finding. After disputing these arguments through calm, careful criticism, author David Ramsay Steele presents the reasons why God cannot exist: monstrous, appalling evils; the impossibility of omniscience; and the senseless concept that God is a thinking mind without a brain. He also explores controversial topics such as Intelligent Design, the power of prayer, religion without God, and whether a belief in God makes people happier and healthier. Steele’s rational, easy-to-understand prose helps readers form their own conclusions about this eternally thorny
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Rutgers University Press Seeker Churches Promoting Traditional Religion in
Book SynopsisThe evangelical seeker churches in the US target seekers, people of any faith or denominational background who seek spiritual fulfillment. This book provides a sociological context for the rise of these churches by exploring their rituals, messages, strategies and denominational functions.Trade ReviewIn the last two decades, thousands of churches across the U.S. have combined traditional evangelical theology with innovative marketing principles to respond to the contemporary cultural environment. . . . Sargeant provides a sociological mapping of the seeker church movement. He focuses on Willow Creek Community church (a widely recognized suburban Chicago congregation) and the over 5,000 churches that form the Willow Creek Association. SargeantÆs description and analysis give the reader a better understanding of both the American religious context that gave birth to the movement and the practices that make it distinct. . . . Fascinating. * Choice *Just about everyone by now has heard of seeker churches, and many Americans have visited or joined them. Thousands of pastors across the country each year flock to seminars to learn more about these churchesÆ approach to ministry and to gain insight into why the movement is rapidly growing. Kimon Howland SargeantÆs sociological analysis of the movement is the first systematic attempt to try to make some sense of it historically and culturally. This nicely written and timely book addresses, in SargeantÆs words, the fundamental question, æWhat does it mean to be religious, especially to be an evangelical, at this moment in history?Æ. . . . Sargeant provides a good introduction to these churches and raises the critical sociological and theological issues. * Christian Century *SargeantÆs book is a clearly written picture of the Seeker church phenomenon. It uses for its main data a survey of Seeker church pastors. . . . A fascinating portrayal of this æmarket niche.Æ It is a truly æpost-denominationalÆ movement that is thoroughly accommodated to a contract-oriented ethos with ænetworks benefitsÆ and bereft, at least for now, of æhierarchies of religious authority.Æ It is, in sum, a quintessential incarnation of American market religion. * Journal of Religion *SargeantÆs thesis is that seeker churches will continue to grow and to conform to cultural trends. . . . A temperate and insightful account, highly readable, and adequately illustrated. It makes a timely contribution to the sociology of religion and of American culture. * Social Forces *I found this a most insightful and helpful book for anyone who is interested in evangelical church growth. . . . Replete with well-chosen examples, extensive and thought-provoking discussion, Seeker Churches is well written and well edited, ensuring that it will be a useful resource for years to come. * Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith *After suffering much armchair analysis, the Seeker Church movement has, at last, found a worthy scholar. Kimon Howland Sargeant has produced an excellent study, historically sound and sociologically dexterous. -- Randall Balmer * author of Blessed Assurance: A History of Evangelicalism in America *After a quarter century we have a definitive study of the Seeker Church movement that tells us what these churches do and why they have become so attractive. -- Robert Wuthnow * Princeton University *Table of ContentsA new reformation? Traditional religion in a spiritual age Ritual: modern liturgies for skeptical seekers Message: believe and be fulfilled Strategy: the shopping mall church Organization: the postmodern denomination Translation and tradition
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Rutgers University Press Be Not Deceived The Sacred and Sexual Struggles
Book SynopsisIn Be Not Deceived, Michelle Wolkomir explores the difficult dilemma that gay Christians face in their attempts to reconcile their religious and sexual identities. She introduces the ideologies and practices of two alternative and competing ministries that offer solutions for Christians who experience homosexual desire.Trade ReviewWolkomir's research brings to life the stories of men who feel a serious conflict between their sexual desires and their Christian beliefs. These often forgotten stories add a new dimension to the antagonistic discourse surrounding sexuality and religion. - Chris M. Ponticelli, associate professor of sociology, University of South FloridaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue Part I. The Cultural Origins and Biographical Paths of the Dilemma Part II. The Resolution of Dilemmas and the Transformative Process Appendix Notes References Index
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Rutgers University Press Religion and Social Justice for Immigrants
Book SynopsisAnalyzes the different ways in which organized religion provides immigrants with an arena for mobilization, civic participation, and solidarity. This book explores topics including how non-Western religious groups such as the Vietnamese Caodai are striving for community recognition and addressing problems such as racism, economic issues, and more.Trade ReviewThis timely volume is the first social science analysis to focus on the influence of religion on social justice issues for immigrants. -- Helen Rose Ebaugh * coauthor of Religion and the New Immigrants *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments PART I Diverse Approaches to Faith and Social Justice for Immigrants 1 Religion and a Standpoint Theory of Immigrant Social Justice / PIERRETTE HONDAGNEU-SOTELO 2 Liberalism, Religion, and the Dilemma of Immigrant Rights in American Political Culture / RHYS H. WILLIAMS PART II Religion, Civic Engagement, and Immigrant Politics 3 The Moral Minority: Race, Religion, and Conservative Politics in Asian America / JANELLE S. WONG WITH JANE NAOMI IWAMURA 4 Finding Places in the Nation: Immigrant and Indigenous Muslims in America / KAREN LEONARD 5 Faith-Based, Multiethnic Tenant Organizing: The Oak Park Story / RUSSELL JEUNG 6 Bringing Mexican Immigrants into American Faith-Based Social Justice and Civic Cultures / JOSEPH M. PALACIOS PART III Faith, Fear, and Fronteras: Challenges at the U.S.-Mexico Border 7 The Church vs. the State: Borders, Migrants, and Human Rights / JACQUELINE MARIA HAGAN 8 Serving Christ in the Borderlands: Faith Workers Respond to Border Violence / CECILIA MENJIVAR 9 Religious Reenactment on the Line: A Genealogy of Political Religious Hybridity / PIERRETTE HONDAGNEU-SOTELO, GENELLE GAUDINEZ, AND HECTOR LARA PART IV Faith-Based Nongovernmental Organizations 10 Welcoming the Stranger: Constructing an Interfaith Ethic of Refuge / STEPHANIE J. NAWYN 11 The Catholic Church's Institutional Responses to Immigration: From Supranational to Local Engagement / MARGARITA MOONEY PART V Theology, Redemption, and Justice 12 Beyond Ethnic and National Imagination: Toward a Catholic Theology of U.S. Immigration / GIOACCHINO CAMPESE 13 Caodai Exile and Redemption: A New Vietnamese Religion's Struggle for Identity / JANET HOSKINS References Notes on Contributors Index
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Church Publishing The Changing Face of God
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Fordham University Press The Definition of Moral Virtue
Book SynopsisTrade Review"... the great Catholic philosopher Yves Simon explains with admirable clarity just in what the Aristotelian conception of virtue consists." -Crisis
£27.90
Fordham University Press Acquaintance With the Absolute
Book SynopsisThe first collected volume of essays devoted to the thought of Simon.Trade Review"[He] was the best and clearest philosopher in his school." -- -Mortimer J. Adler
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SPCK - Kregel Is God Just a Human Invention And Seventeen
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SPCK - Kregel Divine Love Theory How the Trinity is the Source
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Kregel Publications,U.S. Coming to Faith Through Dawkins
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£16.19
Cornell University Press Godless Communists
Book SynopsisGodless Communists offers a fresh interpretation of early Soviet efforts to create an atheistic, scientific society. William B. Husband shows that religion, contrary to Bolshevik assertions, was not merely an expression of gullibility and ignorance but a firmly entrenched system for ordering family and community relationships. The Bolsheviks'' efforts to abolish the Church failed because they underestimated how tightly religious beliefs were woven into the fabric of the Russians'' daily lives. Exploring the confrontation between secularism and the lower classes'' traditional beliefs, Godless Communists illustrates how developments between 1917 and 1932 shaped the attitudes toward religion and atheism that endure in Russia today.Trade ReviewValuable. 'Godless Communists' provides an abundance of evidence for belief as a complex and changing cultural phenomenon. * Slavic Review *The best and most comprehensive treatment of its subject to date. * Choice *Elegantly written.... A sophisticated, unjaundiced treatment of Orthodoxy after 1917. * H-Net Reviews *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Belief and Nonbelief in Prerevolutionary Russia 2. Revolution and Antireligious Policy 3. Materialism and the Secularization of Society 4. Soviet Family Values 5. Resistance, Circumvention, Accommodation Epilogue Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index
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Globe Pequot An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism
Book SynopsisOffering an introduction to the writings of the freethinkers, this book leads people of various religious persuasions to an increased appreciation of the scope and limitations of their own opinions and attitudes on these issues, including the existence of God, the definition of atheism and rationalism, and the existence of the Devil.
£22.00
Globe Pequot Atheism Ayn Rand and Other Heresies
Book SynopsisA collection of articles, essays, and speeches that analyses atheism and its relevance to society. It provides an analysis of Ayn Rand's contribution to atheism, explaining how her objectivist metaphysics and laissez-faire economic principles rested on a purely godless worldview.
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Globe Pequot Funerals Without God A Practical Guide to
Book SynopsisThis title includes advice on composing the ceremony, poetry and prose readings, music, coping with bereavement, and handling special cases.
£10.76
Prometheus The Mythmakers Magic Behind the Illusion of
Book SynopsisExamines various facets of the evolution/creationism controversy. This collection of essays exposes the ambiguous standing of "creation science" in public education, its roots in American fundamentalism, its incompatibility with scientific inquiry, and the clever rhetorical ploys "scientific creationists" use to cover their tracks.
£24.00
Globe Pequot Does God Exist The Debate Between Theists and
Book SynopsisIs there a God? What is the evidence for belief in such a being? What is God like? Or, is God a figment of human inspiration? On 24 March, 1988 at the University of Mississippi, J P Moreland, a Christian philosopher and Kai Nielsen, an atheist philosopher, went head-to-head over these questions. This book records their entire lively debate.
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Prometheus The Myth of the Resurrection and Other Essays
Book SynopsisDid Jesus ever live? Was he the Messiah as Christianity has claimed? And what are the true foundations of the Christian religion? This book takes us through the ancient Mediterranean world to show how Christianity appropriated the ceremonies and myths of paganism to elaborate the Resurrection story.
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Prometheus Atheistic Humanism
Book SynopsisA collection of essays that addresses the many and diverse aspects of atheistic humanism. It disposes of the perennial charge that a naturalistic world outlook presupposes values which it cannot justify. It criticises sociologists of belief who refute themselves by refusing to admit that there is such a thing as 'objective knowledge'.
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