God Matters - Brossura

Vardy, Peter; Vardy, Charlotte

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0334043921 ISBN 13: 9780334043928

Casa editrice: Scm Pr, 2013

Riassunto

Perhaps human beings are animals, driven by the will to survive and reproduce, perhaps responsibility is a useful fiction and religion is the opium of the masses. Perhaps death is the end, life is ultimately meaningless, brutish and short. Perhaps man is the measure of all things and beauty, truth and justice are open to interpretation. Or, perhaps not. God matters. The choice over whether and what to believe is inescapable because it determines how we live our lives. Nothing matters more. Here is a book that encourages and enables students and general readers to ask fundamental questions about the nature and meaning of human life in an open, engaging but academically rigorous way. Centuries of scholarship in the Philosophy of Religion, from Jewish and Muslim as well as Christian traditions, are put in context and critically evaluated. Examples from art, film, and literature show the contemporary relevance of debates which have raged throughout human history. www.what-matters.org provides recommendations for further reading, a rich anthology of primary texts, questions for discussion and related activities.

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Recensione:

'To provide breadth, depth, rigour and accessibility all in one introductory text is quite an achievement, but it is one that Peter and Charlotte Vardy have managed. It really is an excellent read!' --Roger Meadowcroft (Head of Religion & Philosophy, The Royal Grammar School, Guildford)

'a book for intelligent students who want to expand what they know of belief and unbelief. Whether they are believers or not they will find after reading God Matters that they have sounder reasons for their position and a lot more questions.' --Dr Graham English (Senior Lecturer in Religious Education, The Australian Catholic University)

'Exactly what I was hoping to find for my students to encourage and stimulate learning in this intellectually rigorous and demanding subject.' --Christien Bembridge (Head of Religious Studies and Philosophy, St Peter's School, York)

L'autore:

Peter Vardy was Vice-Principal of Heythrop College, University of London, from 1999-2011. He lectures extensively to teachers and students around the world and his bestselling books are a fixture on reading lists, known for being accessible and entertaining without oversimplifying complex material. Charlotte Vardy is an experienced secondary-school teacher of Philosophy and Religious Studies and tutored at the University of London for seven years.She currently speaks at teacher-training and student events around the world and works as a consultant for charities and educational organizations.

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• Editore: Scm Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0334043921
• ISBN 13: 9780334043928
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224