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Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good
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Author : Rupert Shortt
language : en
Publisher: SPCK
Release Date : 2019-05-14
Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good written by Rupert Shortt and has been published by SPCK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with Religion categories.
History is littered with wars and atrocities apparently inspired by religion, and today there seems no end to reports carried out in the name of God. But is it belief in God that motivates these evils? The author's investigation of these questions will encourage both believers and unbelievers to discard the lazy thinking and easy assumptions that so often disfigure the arguments on either side of this debate.
Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good
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Author : Nicky Gumbel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good written by Nicky Gumbel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Christianity categories.
A Christian response to the question, 'Does religion do more harm than good?'
Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good
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Author : Thomas Nelson
language : en
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Release Date : 2017-12-19
Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good written by Thomas Nelson and has been published by Thomas Nelson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-19 with Religion categories.
This is a chapter from Nicky Gumbel's book, Searching Issues. Nicky tackles questions around faith and the misuse of faith in our world today. This is an ideal take away for an Alpha guest who is struggling with this topic or anyone curious to find out more.
Why We Need Religion
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Author : Stephen T. Asma
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2018-05-09
Why We Need Religion written by Stephen T. Asma and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-09 with Religion categories.
How we feel is as vital to our survival as how we think. This claim, based on the premise that emotions are largely adaptive, serves as the organizing theme of Why We Need Religion. This book is a novel pathway in a well-trodden field of religious studies and philosophy of religion. Stephen Asma argues that, like art, religion has direct access to our emotional lives in ways that science does not. Yes, science can give us emotional feelings of wonder and the sublime--we can feel the sacred depths of nature--but there are many forms of human suffering and vulnerability that are beyond the reach of help from science. Different emotional stresses require different kinds of rescue. Unlike secular authors who praise religion's ethical and civilizing function, Asma argues that its core value lies in its emotionally therapeutic power. No theorist of religion has failed to notice the importance of emotions in spiritual and ritual life, but truly systematic research has only recently delivered concrete data on the neurology, psychology, and anthropology of the emotional systems. This very recent "affective turn" has begun to map out a powerful territory of embodied cognition. Why We Need Religion incorporates new data from these affective sciences into the philosophy of religion. It goes on to describe the way in which religion manages those systems--rage, play, lust, care, grief, and so on. Finally, it argues that religion is still the best cultural apparatus for doing this adaptive work. In short, the book is a Darwinian defense of religious emotions and the cultural systems that manage them.
The Little Book Of Atheist Spirituality
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Author : Andre Comte-Sponville
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-12-27
The Little Book Of Atheist Spirituality written by Andre Comte-Sponville and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-27 with Religion categories.
The perfect antidote to the fiery rhetoric that dominates our current national debate over religion, The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality is the ideal companion to such bestsellers as The God Delusion and God Is Not Great. I n this inspiring book, bestselling author and philosopher André Comte-Sponville offers a new perspective on the question of God?s existence, acknowledging the good that has come of religion while advocating tolerance from both believers and non-believers. Through clear, concise, and often humorous prose, Comte-Sponville offers a convincing appeal for a new form of spiritual life?one that at its heart celebrates the human need to connect to one another and the universe.
Searching Issues
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Author : Nicky Gumbel
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Publications
Release Date : 2013
Searching Issues written by Nicky Gumbel and has been published by Alpha Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Apologetics categories.
"Looking for solid, Bible-based answers to serious questions? Alpha course pioneer Nicky Gumbel knows tough questions require straight answers. Based on the top most frequent objections raised on the Alpha course, by both believers and seekers, Searching Issues addresses these and other common objections to the Christian faith in a straightforward, no-nonsense fashion"--Publisher's description.
For God S Sake
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Author : Antony Loewenstein
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.
Release Date : 2013-07-01
For God S Sake written by Antony Loewenstein and has been published by Macmillan Publishers Aus. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with Religion categories.
Four Australian thinkers come together to ask and answer the big questions, such as: What is the nature of the universe? Doesn't religion cause most of the conflict in the world? and Where do we find hope? We are introduced to the detail of different belief systems - Judaism, Christianity, Islam - and to the argument that atheism, like organised religion, has its own compelling logic. And we gain insight into the life events that led each author to their current position. Jane Caro flirted briefly with spiritual belief, inspired by 19th century literary heroines such as Elizabeth Gaskell and the Brontë sisters. Antony Lowenstein is proudly culturally, yet unconventionally, Jewish. Simon Smart is firmly and resolutely a Christian, but one who has had some of his most profound spiritual moments while surfing. Rachel Woodlock grew up in the alternative embrace of Baha'i belief but became entranced by its older parent religion, Islam. Provocative, informative and passionately argued, For God's Sake encourages us to accept religious differences but to also challenge more vigorously the beliefs that create discord.
An Athiest Defends Religion
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Author : Bruce Sheiman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-08-04
An Athiest Defends Religion written by Bruce Sheiman and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-04 with Religion categories.
A new perspective. Defending religion as a cultural institution in the face of resurgent atheistic thought For centuries, the theism-atheism debate has been dominated by two positions: stringent believers committed to the "yes, there is a God" argument, and atheists vehemently driven to repudiate not only God, but also religion as a cultural institution. To date, this is the first and only mainstream book in which a nonbeliever criticizes atheism and affirms religion. An Atheist Defends Religion persuasively argues that religion is overwhelmingly beneficial for humanity, regardless of whether God exists, based on a new paradigm of 10 affirmative dimensions that make up religious experience. It also puts to rest the theory that religion is behind most of the world's sectarian violence by showing that religion becomes evil when it is politicized. Readers will learn they do not have to be fundamentalists to be believers, and about the value and benefits of religion itself.
Grief And God When Religion Does More Harm Than Healing
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Author : Terri Daniel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-05-30
Grief And God When Religion Does More Harm Than Healing written by Terri Daniel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-30 with Family & Relationships categories.
Is Religion Dangerous
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Author : Keith Ward
language : en
Publisher: Lion Books
Release Date : 2011-03-29
Is Religion Dangerous written by Keith Ward and has been published by Lion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-29 with Religion categories.
Many commentators today claim that religion is dangerous and harmful. In addressing this question, Keith Ward begins by defining what religion actually is and how most human harm has been caused. He then looks at why people say that religion is dangerous, focusing particularly on religious wars and conflicts and on specific attacks on religion, such as the claims that God is wrathful, that religion is intolerant, that religious morality is primitive and cruel. Keith Ward argues that religion produces great good - for example, in terms of hospitals, the abolition of slavery, great art and music, moral heroism, and philosophy and science. Religion, he concludes, is the best rational basis for morality.