The God Debates: A 21st Century Guide for Atheists and Believers (and Everyone in Between) - Brossura

Shook, John R.

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ISBN 10: 1444336428 ISBN 13: 9781444336429

Casa editrice: Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Riassunto

The God Debates presents a comprehensive, non-technicalsurvey of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers toparticipate in a debate about the existence of God and gainunderstanding and appreciation of religion?s conceptualfoundations.

• Explains key arguments for and against God's existence in clearways for readers at all levels
• Brings theological debates up to the present with current ideasfrom modernism, postmodernism, fideism, evidentialism,presuppositionalism, and mysticism
• Updates criticism of theology by dealing with the latest termsof the God debates instead of outdated caricatures of religion
• Helps nonbelievers to learn important theological standpointswhile noting their shortcomings
• Encourages believers and nonbelievers to enjoy informeddialogue with each other
• Concludes with an overview of religious and nonreligiousworldviews and predictions about the future of faith andreason

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Recensione:

"If you′ve been puzzled by the complexity of the recent debates for and against God, this is the place to start. Shook lays out the questions, controversies, and schools of thought with amazing clarity, gradually building his case for a "staunchly naturalistic yet faithfully ethical humanism" ... Clear and blunt, with a light touch of irony."
Philip Clayton, author of In Quest of Freedom and the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science

"Knowing for sure is not necessarily a virtue. By mapping scriptural, intellectual, and mystical theologies as well as naturalistic ethical worldviews, John Shook helps us to understand the rich range of human ideas and arguments, and hence ourselves and our neighbours. Shook invites us all to become winners when he writes in the preface "real winners are those who think about the questions, reflect on proposed answers, and come up with new questions." A most interesting and valuable book."
Willem B. Drees, professor of philosophy of religion, Leiden University; editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science; author of Religion and Science in Context: A Guide to the Debates

L'autore:

John R. Shook is Vice President for Education and Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Inquiry in Amherst, New York. He also is Research Associate in Philosophy at the University at Buffalo. His recent books include The Future of Naturalism (2009) and Dewey's Philosophy of Spirit (2010).

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• Editore: Wiley-Blackwell
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444336428
• ISBN 13: 9781444336429
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 252