Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness

Do religions have an inherent right to be respected? Is atheism itself a form of religion, and can there be such a thing as a 'fundamentalist atheist'? Are we witnessing a global revival in religious zeal, or do the signs point instead to religion's ultimate decline?

In a series of bold, unsparing polemics, A.C. Grayling tackles these questions head on, exposing the dangerous unreason he sees at the heart of religious faith and highlighting the urgent need we have to reject it in all its forms, without compromise. In its place he argues for a set of values based on reason, reflection and sympathy, taking his cue from the great ethical tradition of western philosophy.

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Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness

Do religions have an inherent right to be respected? Is atheism itself a form of religion, and can there be such a thing as a 'fundamentalist atheist'? Are we witnessing a global revival in religious zeal, or do the signs point instead to religion's ultimate decline?

In a series of bold, unsparing polemics, A.C. Grayling tackles these questions head on, exposing the dangerous unreason he sees at the heart of religious faith and highlighting the urgent need we have to reject it in all its forms, without compromise. In its place he argues for a set of values based on reason, reflection and sympathy, taking his cue from the great ethical tradition of western philosophy.

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Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness

Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness

by A. C. Grayling
Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness

Against All Gods: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness: Six Polemics on Religion and an Essay on Kindness

by A. C. Grayling

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Do religions have an inherent right to be respected? Is atheism itself a form of religion, and can there be such a thing as a 'fundamentalist atheist'? Are we witnessing a global revival in religious zeal, or do the signs point instead to religion's ultimate decline?

In a series of bold, unsparing polemics, A.C. Grayling tackles these questions head on, exposing the dangerous unreason he sees at the heart of religious faith and highlighting the urgent need we have to reject it in all its forms, without compromise. In its place he argues for a set of values based on reason, reflection and sympathy, taking his cue from the great ethical tradition of western philosophy.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781849433112
Publisher: Oberon Books
Publication date: 06/21/2012
Series: Oberon Masters Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 112
File size: 143 KB

About the Author

A C Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London, a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He has published numerous books, is a regular contributor to the press and a frequent broadcaster, and the author of Against All Gods and co-author with Mick Gordon of the play Grace (On Religion), both published by Oberon Books.
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