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61. Atheism: A Guide for the Perplexed (Guides for the Perplexed) by Kerry Walters | |
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(2010-04-01)
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very good introduction |
62. God in Exile: Modern Atheism by Cornelio Fabro | |
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(1968-06)
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An excellent history ofthe development of modern atheism. By reducing (or subordinating)the concept ofGod to flawed methodologies, renaissance theologians fell victim to thelater critique and influence of countless rationalists, empiricists, anddissident social philosophers, who created the foundationsof atheisticthought (with all of it's "-isms") as a reaction against theologyfor various reasons. According to Fabro, the atheistic movementswhich have helped shape modern history and thought: e.g. naturalism,communism, humanism, etc, share common and unresolvable philosophicproblems which derive directly from the "Death of God".Epistemology and linguistics eventually lose their meaning, when we eitherover-analyze, or negatively-react to the concept of God. In effect, wequickly loose sight of the essential mystery and faith which has alwaysdefined man's quest for answers to ultimate questions. As a Catholicpriest, Fr. Fabro seems to fall victim to some of the thesis of his book,insisting that the Catholic Church speaks with all authority in suchmatters. Protestants, Humanists, and of course atheists would stronglydisagree. Nevertheless, Fabro convincingly argues that the "Death ofGod" created a greater trauma for the cohearance of modern philosophy,than specifically for Christian theology. In Fabro's view Christiantheologians may have indeed promoted reductionist ideas about God, butmodern atheism and postmodern philosophy was essentially a reaction toreductionist theology, and itself reductionary; clearly fraught withessential contradictions. In light of Nietzsche's declaration:"Faith has became no longer worthy of faith," both atheists andmany theologians today seem to have lost an essential part of themselves.We, subsequent faithless, postmodern generations, have yet to fully recoverno matter what we may actually call ourselves. What direction such arecovery might take toward belief, and what specifically to believe, istruely a practical matter of faith for all parties concerned.I wouldhighly recommend this book to any graduate student of philosophy and/ortheology.--R. C. Stephens ... Read more |
63. Honest Doubt: Essays on Atheism in a Believing Society by James A. Haught | |
Paperback: 152
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(2007-02-22)
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Editorial Review Product Description · Intellectual integrity demands that we express doubts about beliefs for which there is no scientific evidence. Written in a straightforward conversational style that makes clear the many scientific, philosophical, and ethical difficulties that plague religion, Haught’s thought-provoking essays will appeal to atheists, agnostics, and anyone with questions about religion. Customer Reviews (1)
Honest Doubt: Essays on Atheism in a Believing Society |
64. God Is Dead' and I Don't Feel So Good Myself: Theological Engagements With the New Atheism | |
Paperback: 185
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(2010-01)
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Three-Dimensional Responses to a One-Dimensional Challenge
Belief and Atheism in Logic, Love and Poetry |
65. Atheism: Trendy, Chic and Scientifically Misguided by James F. Molben Ph.D. | |
Paperback: 108
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(2010-08-09)
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66. Faith in Faithlessness: An Anthology of Atheism by Dimitrios Roussopoulos | |
Hardcover: 440
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(2008-11-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description With the rise of religious fundamentalism worldwide, express disbelief in God(s) has become a taboo. In the last few years, however, atheism has witnessed a resurgence. This book contributes to the reassertion of “godlessness” as a philosophical and moral stance. Part One includes historic defenses of atheism (from Baron d’Holbach, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Marx, Emma Goldman, Bakunin, Paine, Russell, and Freud), while contributions from contemporary nonbelievers from the political and arts communities make up Part Two. Andrea Levy has published widely on the ecology and peace movements. Dimitri Roussopoulos is an author and editor whose most recent work documents the New Left. |
67. Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy by Pete Vere, Sandra Miesel | |
Paperback: 100
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(2008-01)
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Editorial Review Product Description British author Philip Pullman is widely acclaimed by critics and readers for his best-selling, award-winning trilogy, His Dark Materials. But he has been criticized by some for attacking Christianity and promoting atheism. What is the truth about Pullman and his books? What does he believe about God, religion, the Catholic Church, and atheism? What does he hope his books will accomplish? Why does he express such strong disdain for the fiction of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? Should children be reading the His Dark Materials trilogy, or watching the film version of The Golden Compass, the first book of the trilogy? These are just some of the many important questions addressed by Pete Vere and Sandra Miesel in their accessible, concise, and thoroughly-researched analysis of Pullman's fiction and beliefs. The authors provide a literary critique of His Dark Materials and reveal the many premises, and often surprising literary and philosophical sources of that popular work, as well as explain the symbolism present throughout. They also compare Pullman's fiction to The Chronicles of Narnia, the Harry Potter books, and other famous works of children's fiction. And they examine the metaphysical premises and moral propositions found throughout His Dark Materials, and point out the many objectionable aspects of the books--including violence and sensuality--about which every concerned parent should know. Readers looking for a fair, firm, and non-sensational critique of His Dark Materials will find it in Pied Piper of Atheism. Customer Reviews (3)
Book is fair and enlightening
predictable and mean-spirited
Well, alright. |
68. The Logic of Atheism, 3 Lectures by Henry Batchelor | |
Paperback: 110
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(2010-03-29)
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69. Western Atheism: A Short History by James Thrower | |
Paperback: 157
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(1999-12)
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Uneven
Atheism as old as religion
AtheistWorld.Com Book Review I highly recommend this book for those who are either theist or humanist in their belief because it gives a wonderful overview of the history of these two different views of our human awareness. For the theist, it provides a fresh look at the "old arguments" against religion and will help to sharpen or deepen your faith (since I doubt those of true faith will be persuaded against their faith by a review of atheism's history). For the humanist, it will provide roots for your own life philosophy. An excellent addition to both libraries!
Proud roots for the humanists . . . Comfort can be taken in the acknowledgement that many "theologians and religious philosophers now openly state, that religion is a 'blik', a perspective, an attitude, a way of looking at the world, rather than a descriptive account of how reality actually is." Thrower also clarified for me the thought that I have always had that "atheism" is not a satisfactory description of my own philosophy of life. "For if the assertion that there is a god is nonsensical, then the atheist's assertion that there is no god is equally nonsensical, since it is only a significant proposition that can be significantly contradicted." Which implies that agnosticism is also ruled out. Instinctively, I have referred to myself as a non-theist rather than atheist. After reading Thrower, I am even more comfortable referring to myself as an unbeliever or Humanist without any further qualifications. I highly recommend this book for those who are either theist or humanist in their belief because it gives a wonderful overview of the history of these two different views of our human awareness. For the theist, it provides a fresh look at the "old arguments" against religion and will help to sharpen or deepen your faith (since I doubt those of true faith will be persuaded against their faith by a review of atheism's history). For the humanist, it will provide roots for your own life philosophy. An excellent addition to both libraries!
Carneades and More James Thrower, currently Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, originally published his book with Pemberton Books in 1971. To its republication, he has added a Preface, Afterward, and updated Bibliography. The main text and indexes, however, are unchanged from the original. The book's focus is broad, not only discussing individuals who were outright atheists, but also thinkers and schools whose thoughts have contributed to the naturalistic outlook. But while the book is conceptually broad, it is geographically narrow, that is, borrowing a term from non-European academia, almost entirely "Eurocentric." One of the thinkers covered in Thrower's book who astonished me was the Greek Skeptic, Carneades of Cyrene (214-129 BC). Carneades anticipated by more than two thousand years much of the subsequent thinking in the debate between theism and atheism. He criticized in numerous ways Stoic theology's support of theism. He asked why theists find it necessary to support theism with logical arguments if it is really universally believed. Even if theism was universally believed, Carneades pointed out that popularity of a belief does not prove the belief to be true. He accused the Stoics of the hypocrisy of considering most of humanity to be fools while at the same time utilizing these fool's beliefs as evidence for theism. He dismissed reports of divine visitations as being old wive's tales. He criticized divination, saying that it was arbitrary, inexact, and does not rest on rational principles. He suggested that the origin of theistic belief was from the human propensity to deify awesome acts of nature, but also pointed out that knowing a belief's origin does not, in and of itself, either prove or disprove a belief. He also criticized the Stoic's conception of god as being incoherent and meaningless. Carneades saw that personal attributes necessarily limit god's nature. For example, if god is omnipotent, he cannot also possess courage because, being omnipotent, he cannot be endangered, etc. Carneades also punched holes in the design argument for theism, pointing out that the evidence of design in the world is inconclusive, because evils like poisonous snakes, natural disasters, and disease are evidence against design. Thrower's book is divided into three parts:"ATHEISM IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY," "WESTERN ATHEISM TO THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY," and "MODERN ATHEISM." Thrower starts with the pre-Socratic Greek philosophers and ends with the British philosopher Sir A. J. Ayer. Excluding his page-long "Note on Atheism and Agnosticism within Jewish Thought in the period before the Fall of Jersusalem in AD 71" and his half-page mention in his Afterward of "radical Americal theologins" who have "sought to develope a Christian atheism," there is virtually nothing in Thrower's history of Western atheism that comes from outside of Europe. He is aware that this is a limitation, for in his Afterward, he highlights the global scope of atheism and then concludes that a "comparative history of atheism remains to be written." However, even a book intended to discuss only Western atheism should cover more than just Europe, because Western thought encompasses the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc. Even in a short history, I would like to know what if anything relevant to atheism has been happening in Western culture outside of Europe. Surely, in his section on "MODERN ATHEISM," Thrower might have found something of note outside of Europe to include in his book. Nevertheless, although I find his short history too short -- the entire book including the index is a mere 157 pages -- Thrower's book is necessarily of value to the general reader, because what it does cover is well written and informative, and because there is little else as a general introduction the the history of atheism to take its place. ... Read more |
70. The Gospel of Christian Atheism by Thomas J. J. Altizer | |
Paperback: 157
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(1966)
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THE MAJOR WORK OF ONE OF THE "DEATH OF GOD" THEOLOGIANS
Gospel of Christian Atheism |
71. The Delusion of Disbelief: Why the New Atheism is a Threat to Your Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness by David Aikman | |
Hardcover: 256
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(2008-03-05)
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New Atheism: Rotten Roots & Poisonous Fruits
A Real Review
A Must Read to Support The Belief in Jesus in a World Gone Mad
A Must Read to Oppose Atheism
Overall Great |
72. Atheism, Ayn Rand, and Other Heresies by George H. Smith | |
Hardcover: 324
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(1991-04)
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The Precuror of God's Delusions by Atheists Today.
Lucid, thoughtful, sometimes way off.
Interesting collection of essays Smith is unapologetically atheist; belief in God for Smith is simply unreasonable and irrational. Asked to prove the nonexistence of God, Smith's answer is simply that one cannot prove a negative and that the person who asserts the existence of something bears the burden of proof. He asserts that to believe in faith or to rely on faith is to "defy and abandon the judgment of one's mind. Faith conflicts with reason.It cannot give you knowledge; it can only delude you into believing that you know more than you really do.Faith is intellectually dishonest, and it should be rejected by every person of integrity. The book is a loosely connected series of essays that discuss a variety of Christian and social heresies. He begins with his own philosophic journey to atheism.He is certainly a libertarian, and the essays on public education and the War on Drugs reflect that philosophy. But the reason I began this book was to discover his writing about Ayn Rand. He devotes two substantial chapters to her and the Objectivist philosophy. Rand evokes fierce passions, both pro and con."Accounts of Objectivism written by Rand's admirers are frequently eulogistic and uncritical, whereas accounts written by her antagonists are often hostile and what is worse, embarrassingly inaccurate." The situation has been made worse by her appointed heir to the throne, Leonard Peikoff, who has declared Objectivism to be a "closed" philosophy, i.e., no critical analysis will be tolerated;one must accept it as he says it is and that's that. Whether Objectivism will survive such narrow-mindedness remains to be seen.It's a classic case of the true believer "unwilling to criticize the deity.Thinking for oneself is hard work so true believers recite catechisms and denounce heretics instead."Typically, this was contrary to Rand's philosophy of individualism and critical, rational thinking where "truth or falsehood must be one's sole concern and the sole criterion ofjudgment -- not anyone's approval or disapproval."
A dissenter's mind Smith's discussion of Deism is the highlight of thisbook.As a philosophy accepting a godwithout a structured religiousorganization, Deism was a major theme among critics ofChristianity. Abolishment of church hierarchies, with their inevitable moral and monetary corruption, led many thinkers to leave Christianity in favour of apersonal relationship with adeity.Many of the Founding Fathers of theUnited States adhered to this view, a product ofthe EuropeanEnlightenment of the 18th Century.Arising coincidentally with many philosophies of personal freedom, it was almost inevitable that a nationexperimenting withdemocratic ideals would espouse it.Smith's essay onthe writings of Deists is enlightening. Smith's discussion of Ayn Rand'sideas came as a bit of a shock.It's difficult to find anyone,apart froma few feminists, in this era who knows who she was.Smith's account of herlifeincludes a smattering of choice quotations, but the brevity of theentries demonstrates thepaucity of adherents.There is an Ayn RandInstitute site on the 'Net, but seems hardly worththe bother. The twoessays on public education and the War on Drugs are heartfelt expressionsof a truelibertarian.Neither will add to Smith's popularity in a nationwhere 'Christian virtues' reignwith such strength, but they're requiredreading for anyone who wishes to understand viewsother than the accepted'norm'.Smith appears to forget that public education in the United States, even given its Puritan foundation, was furthered by a desire tofree education from thethrall of an Established Church.The strugglingeconomy of a growing nation would have ledmore children into hazardousand fatiguing work situations from which they would neverrecovered. Extending the years of compulsory education freed many children and openedjobopportunities.The result put more women into the work force,ultimately leading toimproving their role in society. Smith confesseshis lack of a formal education, but he's certainly managed a wealth of research to produce this book.Not a deep study of the challenges toestablished thinking, thisbook is a valid starting point for thoseseeking further knowledge of libertarian thinking.
Worthy follow-up to "Atheism: The Case Against God" I wish I could give the book five stars, but there doesn't seemto be much of an underlying theme, as the title suggests. I would've likedto have seen something where the chapters lead to an inevitable conclusion,as in A:TCAG. ... Read more |
73. The New Gospel of Christian Atheism by Thomas J. J. Altizer | |
Paperback: 170
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(2003-03-07)
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Somebody somewhere is smart enough to know what to make of this book |
74. Flirting with Faith: My Spiritual Journey from Atheism to a Faith-Filled Life by Joan Ball | |
Paperback: 240
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(2010-05-11)
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Editorial Review Product Description Joan candidly shares the story of her radical life change as she moved from atheist, to agnostic in addiction recovery, to the unexpected moment when she was “struck” Christian. As Joan lets go of control and convention, her skepticism is gradually replaced with a realization that embracing her new faith with radical abandon led to a far more mysterious and countercultural lifestyle than she’d ever imagined. Customer Reviews (8)
A great demonstration of how God pursues individuals!
Joan takes this stuff seriously.
A Refreshing Breeze of God's Spirit
Wonderful Book
I'm not sure what I believe but I KNOW, I loved this book! |
75. God Wants You Dead by Sean Hastings, Paul Rosenberg | |
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worst ever written
Great Eye Opener
re-engineer your memes |
76. Denying and Disclosing God: The Ambiguous Progress of Modern Atheism by Michael J. Buckley S.J. | |
Hardcover: 192
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(2004-09-10)
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77. Atheism in our time by Ignace Lepp | |
Paperback: 160
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(1967)
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From the Back Cover
Still reading it . . . |
78. Patience With God: Faith for People Who Don't Like Religion (or Atheism) by Frank Schaeffer | |
Paperback: 256
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(2010-10-26)
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An interesting step in the right direction
Predictable
Sinners at the hands of an angry Schaeffer
And Then the Bubble Popped
Patience with Frank |
79. The Quantum God: (Why Our Grandchildren Won't Know Atheism) by John S. Denker | |
Paperback: 172
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(2010-10-05)
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80. Walter Kasper's Response to Modern Atheism: Confessing the Trinity (American University Studies Series VII, Theology and Religion) by Ralph N., Jr. Mcmichael | |
Hardcover: 171
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(2006-02-24)
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