The Immoral Landscape Of The New Atheism

Author : John Gravino
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1515380866

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The Immoral Landscape (of the New Atheism) by John Gravino Pdf

"Religion poisons everything." So say Christopher Hitchens and the entire cast of New Atheists. Thus, if you want to make the world a better place, the New Atheists would recommend getting rid of religion. But John Gravino disagrees. In The Immoral Landscape, John Gravino argues that the real problem with the world is not religion; it is human nature. And the problem with our human nature is located in our minds. The key to making the world a better place, therefore, depends on the healing of the human mind. But how exactly do we go about the important business of healing our minds? The world of science has been amazingly successful in so many areas, but the one glaring exception to the nearly flawless track record of the sciences is in the study of mental disorder. While science has been able to find cures for so many physical diseases, a cure for mental illness has proven elusive. John Gravino offers an explanation. Science is unable to cure the mind because the mind is a fundamentally different organism. The human mind is spiritual, not physical; and thus, it obeys the spiritual laws of the universe. If you want to make the world a better place, John Gravino argues that getting rid of religion-the true source of the spiritual laws of the universe-is the worst thing you can do. In The Immoral Landscape, John Gravino presents his case, based on empirical evidence, that the only thing that can save the world is true religion because only true religion has the power to heal the human mind. And what is that true religion? It is true Christianity, of course! This book is a real game-changer for sure. It will knock you out! You can follow John Gravino online at newwalden.org.

Author : James S. Spiegel
Publisher : Moody Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1575674742

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The Making of an Atheist by James S. Spiegel Pdf

The new atheists are on the warpath. They come armed with arguments to show that belief in God is absurd and dangerous. In the name of societal progress, they promote purging the world of all religious practice. And they claim that people of faith are mentally ill. Some of the new atheists openly declare their hatred for the Judeo-Christian God. Christian apologists have been quick to respond to the new atheists’ arguments. But there is another dimension to the issue which begs to be addressed--the root causes of atheism. Where do atheists come from? How did such folks as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens become such ardent atheists? If we are to believe them, their flight from faith resulted from a dispassionate review of the evidence. Not enough rational grounds for belief in God, they tell us. But is this the whole story? Could it be that their opposition to religious faith has more to do with passion than reason? What if, in the end, evidence has little to do with how atheists arrive at their anti-faith? That is precisely the claim in this book. Atheism is not at all a consequence of intellectual doubts. These are mere symptoms of the root cause--moral rebellion. For the atheist, the missing ingredient is not evidence but obedience. The psalmist declares, “The fool says in his heart there is no God” (Ps. 14:1), and in the book of Romans, Paul makes it clear that lack of evidence is not the atheist’s problem. The Making of an Atheist confirms these biblical truths and describes the moral and psychological dynamics involved in the abandonment of faith.

Author : Tina Beattie
Publisher : Darton Longman and Todd
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131773140

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The New Atheists by Tina Beattie Pdf

A lively and provactive contribution to the debate, Tina Beattie, argues the threat of religious fanaticism is mirrored by a no less virulent and ignorant secular fanaticism.

Author : Ken Wheeler
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490850139

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The Case Against Moral Atheism by Ken Wheeler Pdf

What if you decided, today, that God did not exist? Would that change your morality? Would you still turn in an honest tax return? Why? If you are a single mother having a difficult time making ends meet, would you steal from the cash drawer at work to buy food for your baby? Why not? If an adult decided to prey on young children, why would that be morally different than a crocodile feasting on a baby monkey at the watering hole in the jungle? Why has the law of the jungle changed just because the jungle is now Wall Street and the Internet? If humanity evolved from primordial slime pools, who gets to declare that the pedophile is a criminal and the croc is just functioning according to his evolved DNA? Why should a person adopt moral values if he believes a Creator God does not exist? Does the Chaos Theory provide an answer to that question or is it just an attempt by the Atheist to fill in the blank with anything but God while avoiding the obvious and logical challenges produced by the concept of a Godless morality? The Case Against Moral Atheism challenges anyone who does not believe in a moral law-giver above mankind to consider why they should live moral lives if this life is all there is.

Author : Sam Harris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781439171226

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The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris Pdf

Sam Harris dismantles the most common justification for religious faith--that a moral system cannot be based on science.

Author : Simon Perry
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781780780788

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Atheism After Christendom by Simon Perry Pdf

As Christendom continues to dwindle, atheism becomes an increasingly safe pastime. Now that we live in a post-Christendom era, the New Atheists boldly oppose the god of a bygone age, whilst dutifully serving the new gods of our own age. These new gods include the insurmountable, dehumanizing and oppressive political, economic and social forces that acquire power at the expense of the powerless. This is a call to both atheist and Christian to be faithful to their atheistic heritage. At root, this entails radical openness to radical otherness. Exploring Philosophy and Biblical Studies, Science and Ethics, Politics and Ecology, Economics and Literature, this book argues that when atheists are truly atheist and Christians truly Christian, there is true hope for a better world. The book culminates with a presentation of the Lord's Prayer as an atheist manifesto written to incite gracious, pragmatic, effective rebellion against the gods of the age. "Simon Perry's provocative book throws down the gauntlet to atheists and believers alike. So-called 'new atheists' will welcome his attack on much of traditional Christianity - only to discover themselves exposed as worshippers of the gods of this world. But Perry's real challenge is to Christians, who are forced to look again at their beliefs in the light of a 'radical atheism'." Morna Hooker, University of Cambridge

Author : K. Fry
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137408266

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Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left Rhetoric by K. Fry Pdf

This book covers arguments made by various sides of the political-religious divide from the past 30 years, showing what the actual differences are between these groups. By stressing the typically ignored similarities, the book better informs partisans and the public to move debate forward.

Author : Jerome P Baggett
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781479867226

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The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience by Jerome P Baggett Pdf

A fascinating exploration of the breadth of social, emotional, and spiritual experiences of atheists in America Self-identified atheists make up roughly 5 percent of the American religious landscape, comprising a larger population than Jehovah’s Witnesses, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus combined. In spite of their relatively significant presence in society, atheists are one of the most stigmatized groups in the United States, frequently portrayed as immoral, unhappy, or even outright angry. Yet we know very little about what their lives are actually like as they live among their largely religious, and sometimes hostile, fellow citizens. In this book, Jerome P. Baggett listens to what atheists have to say about their own lives and viewpoints. Drawing on questionnaires and interviews with more than five hundred American atheists scattered across the country, The Varieties of Nonreligious Experience uncovers what they think about morality, what gives meaning to their lives, how they feel about religious people, and what they think and know about religion itself. Though the wider public routinely understands atheists in negative terms, as people who do not believe in God, Baggett pushes readers to view them in a different light. Rather than simply rejecting God and religion, atheists actually embrace something much more substantive—lives marked by greater integrity, open-mindedness, and progress. Beyond just talking about or to American atheists, the time is overdue to let them speak for themselves. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in joining the conversation.

Author : Chris Hedges
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781439158364

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When Atheism Becomes Religion by Chris Hedges Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of American Fascists and the NBCC finalist for War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning comes this timely and compelling work about new atheists: those who attack religion to advance the worst of global capitalism, intolerance and imperial projects. Chris Hedges, who graduated from seminary at Harvard Divinity School, has long been a courageous voice in a world where there are too few. He observes that there are two radical, polarized and dangerous sides to the debate on faith and religion in America: the fundamentalists who see religious faith as their prerogative, and the new atheists who brand all religious belief as irrational and dangerous. Both sides use faith to promote a radical agenda, while the religious majority, those with a commitment to tolerance and compassion as well as to their faith, are caught in the middle. The new atheists, led by Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris, do not make moral arguments about religion. Rather, they have created a new form of fundamentalism that attempts to permeate society with ideas about our own moral superiority and the omnipotence of human reason. I Don't Believe in Atheists critiques the radical mindset that rages against religion and faith. Hedges identifies the pillars of the new atheist belief system, revealing that the stringent rules and rigid traditions in place are as strict as those of any religious practice. Hedges claims that those who have placed blind faith in the morally neutral disciplines of reason and science create idols in their own image -- a sin for either side of the spectrum. He makes an impassioned, intelligent case against religious and secular fundamentalism, which seeks to divide the world into those worthy of moral and intellectual consideration and those who should be condemned, silenced and eradicated. Hedges shatters the new atheists' assault against religion in America, and in doing so, makes way for new, moderate voices to join the debate. This is a book that must be read to understand the state of the battle about faith.

Author : Liam Jerrold Fraser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781108427982

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Atheism, Fundamentalism and the Protestant Reformation by Liam Jerrold Fraser Pdf

Examines the idea that new atheism and Protestant fundamentalism have the same historical origin, and share a range of surprising beliefs.

Author : Julian Baggini
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0192804243

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Atheism: A Very Short Introduction by Julian Baggini Pdf

Do you think of atheists as immoral pessimists who live their lives without meaning, purpose, or values? Think again! Atheism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism and show how a life without religious belief can be positive, meaningful, and moral.

Author : Brandon Vogt
Publisher : Ave Maria Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594717680

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Why I Am Catholic (and You Should Be Too) by Brandon Vogt Pdf

Winner of a 2018 Catholic Press Association Award: Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith. (First Place). With atheism on the rise and millions tossing off religion, why would anyone consider the Catholic Church? Brandon Vogt, a bestselling author and the content director for Bishop Robert Barron’s Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, shares his passionate search for truth, a journey that culminated in the realization that Catholicism was right about a lot of things, maybe even everything. His persuasive case for the faith reveals a vision of Catholicism that has answers our world desperately needs and reminds those already in the Church what they love about it. A 2016 study by the Public Religion Research Institute found that 25 percent of adults (39 percent of young adults) describe themselves as unaffiliated with any religion. Millions of these so-called “nones” have fled organized religion and many more have rejected God altogether. Brandon Vogt was one of those nones. When he converted to Catholicism in college, he knew how confusing that decision was to many of his friends and family. But he also knew that the evidence he discovered pointed to one conclusion: Catholicism is true. To his delight, he discovered it was also exceedingly good and beautiful. Why I Am Catholic traces Vogt’s spiritual journey, making a refreshing, twenty-first century case for the faith and answering questions being asked by agnostics, nones, and atheists, the audience for his popular website, StrangeNotions.com, where Catholics and atheists dialogue. With references to Catholic thinkers such as G. K. Chesterton, Ven. Fulton Sheen, St. Teresa of Calcutta, and Bishop Robert Barron, Vogt draws together lines of evidence to help seekers discover why they should be Catholic as an alternative. Why I Am Catholic serves as a compelling reproposal of the Church for former Catholics, a persuasive argument for truth and beauty to those who have become jaded and disenchanted with religion, and at the same time offers practicing Catholics a much-needed dose of confidence and clarity to affirm their faith against an increasingly skeptical culture.

Author : Phillip Brown,Professor School of Social Sciences Phillip Brown
Publisher : Wipf and Stock
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Christianity and atheism
ISBN : 1498282032

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Disbelieving Disbelief by Phillip Brown,Professor School of Social Sciences Phillip Brown Pdf

Religion and Christianity are back on the agenda, and for all the wrong reasons. Christian education in public schools, same sex marriage, tax exemption, discrimination and abuse at the hands of religious authorities have all made major headlines in recent years. Would the world be better without Christianity? Is Atheism the answer? Certainly, there are many people who feel that way and new groups of authors and academics called The New Atheists definitely think so. But are they correct? Do they actually know what Christianity is exactly? Or are they wrong and merely pandering to cultural fears and media hype? In this diverse and multifaceted book, eight authors look at what The New Atheists are saying about religion and expose the assumptions, errors, intolerance and arrogant swagger portrayed in their writings. The book is a must for any serious thinker on religious interaction with society and it reveals why public debate on Christianity needs a finer microscope of inquiry than what current New Atheism has to offer. Readers will find in these pages that the unbelief in Christianity portrayed by the New Atheists is itself simply unbelievable; and that any rational human should be disbelieving disbelief. Phillip Brown is Priest in Charge at St John's, west Brunswick, in Melbourne and has a keen interest in the New Atheism. He holds an Associate in Music Performance and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy as well as a Master in Divinity. He is married to Lisa who lectures in youth ministry at Ridley College in Melbourne; and they both enjoy Christian ministry and their dog Moses.

Author : Robert A. Morey
Publisher : Bethany House Pub
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0871238896

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The New Atheism and the Erosion of Freedom by Robert A. Morey Pdf

Author : Phil Zuckerman
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780143127932

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Living the Secular Life by Phil Zuckerman Pdf

A sociology professor examines the demographic shift that has led more Americans than ever before to embrace a nonreligious life and highlights the inspirational stories and beliefs that empower modern-day secular culture.