Between Faith and Doubt

Dialogues on Religion and Reason
2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-25166-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 130 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

This short book is a lively dialogue between a religious believer and a skeptic. It covers all the main issues including different ideas of God, the good and bad in religion, religious experience and neuroscience, pain and suffering, death and life after death, and includes interesting autobiographical revelations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hick, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Defining the Issue: Naturalism vs Religion Can God's Existence be Proved? What Do We Mean By God? Religion Without Transcendence? Religious Experience Trusting Religious Experience Despite the Religious Contradictions? Neuroscience and Religious Experience More on Neuroscience Implications for Christianity Implications for Islam The Religions: Good or Bad? Suffering and Wickedness Life After Death? Cosmic Optimism Index

Über Autor(innen)

World-renowned philosopher of religion JOHN HICK was the author of numerous books which were translated into sixteen languages. He taught in Britain and the United States and lectured in many countries. His Gifford Lectures, received the Grawemeyer Award for new religious thinking.