Living Without God A Multicultural Spectrum Of Atheism

Download Living Without God A Multicultural Spectrum Of Atheism full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Living Without God A Multicultural Spectrum Of Atheism ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism

Author : Sanjit Chakraborty
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9789811972515
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (725 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism by : Sanjit Chakraborty

Download or read book Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism written by Sanjit Chakraborty and published by Springer. This book was released on 2023-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the intricate issue of approaching atheism—methodologically as well as conceptually—from the perspective of cultural pluralism. What does ‘atheism’ mean in different cultural contexts? Can this term be applied appropriately to different religious discourses which conceptualize God/gods/Goddess/goddesses (and also godlessness) in hugely divergent ways? Is my ‘God’ the same as yours? If not, then how can your atheism be the same as mine? In other words, this volume raises the question: Is it not high time that we proposed a comparative study of atheism(s) alongside that of religions, rather than believing that atheism is centered in the ‘Western’ experience? Apart from answering these questions, the book highlights the much-needed focus on the philosophical negotiations between atheism, theism and agnosticism. The fine chapters collected here present pluralist negotiations with the notion of atheism and its ethical, theological, literary and scientific corollaries. Previously published in Sophia Volume 60, issue 3, September 2021 Chapters “Religious Conversion and Loss of Faith: Cases of Personal Paradigm Shift?” and “On Being an Infidel” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism

Author : Sanjit Chakraborty
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811972494
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism by : Sanjit Chakraborty

Download or read book Living without God: A Multicultural Spectrum of Atheism written by Sanjit Chakraborty and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the intricate issue of approaching atheism—methodologically as well as conceptually—from the perspective of cultural pluralism. What does ‘atheism’ mean in different cultural contexts? Can this term be applied appropriately to different religious discourses which conceptualize God/gods/Goddess/goddesses (and also godlessness) in hugely divergent ways? Is my ‘God’ the same as yours? If not, then how can your atheism be the same as mine? In other words, this volume raises the question: Is it not high time that we proposed a comparative study of atheism(s) alongside that of religions, rather than believing that atheism is centered in the ‘Western’ experience? Apart from answering these questions, the book highlights the much-needed focus on the philosophical negotiations between atheism, theism and agnosticism. The fine chapters collected here present pluralist negotiations with the notion of atheism and its ethical, theological, literary and scientific corollaries. Previously published in Sophia Volume 60, issue 3, September 2021 Chapters “Religious Conversion and Loss of Faith: Cases of Personal Paradigm Shift?” and “On Being an Infidel” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Atheism and the Goddess

Author : Anway Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031273958
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Atheism and the Goddess by : Anway Mukhopadhyay

Download or read book Atheism and the Goddess written by Anway Mukhopadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to explore the complex modes of interface between religion, atheism, and the Goddess in multicultural contexts. While atheism has often been seen as an interrogation of and a battle against God, the gender dimension of this discourse has not been sufficiently negotiated. Is the fight against God also a fight against the Goddess? Or is there something common between the ideological thrust of the battle against God the “Father” in atheism and the interrogation of the Divine Father in thealogy? Can the Goddess be seen as an entity radically different from the imperious transcendental that the atheists find embodied in God the Father? Or, can the Goddess be seen as “transcendental” as well as immanent, and hence subjected to the same atheist denial of transcendence to which God is subjected in non-theistic or anti-theistic arguments? With this volume, Anway Mukhopadhyay embarks on a difficult project of epistemologically, ideologically and even politically renegotiating and reorienting some of the fundamental issues involved in the discussions of and debates over atheism.

Beyond Babel: Religion and Linguistic Pluralism

Author : Andrea Vestrucci
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031421272
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (314 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Beyond Babel: Religion and Linguistic Pluralism by : Andrea Vestrucci

Download or read book Beyond Babel: Religion and Linguistic Pluralism written by Andrea Vestrucci and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the first attempt to investigate explicitly how the multiplicity of religions and forms of spirituality interconnect with the pluralism of languages, including scientific codes, formal languages, and artistic expressions. In a journey “beyond Babel”, the volume explores how religious and linguistic pluralisms enter into polyphonic relations, how they co-evolve and grow together, and why they clash. This text provides the setting for a dialogue on a rich variety of religious languages and traditions, including Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Jainism, and Christianity. The chapters explore how these traditions can venture into new interreligious paths, how sacred meanings translate into vernacular speeches, how religious identities and scientific notions interacts, what role emotional expressions play in interfaith encounters, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence on beliefs. The book is authored by esteemed senior scholars, established researchers, and exceptional junior doctorate holders whose expertise spans across religious studies, the history of science, philosophy, fine arts, theology, linguistics, computer science, and legal studies. This volume contributes to interfaith studies and teaching, to sociology and philosophy of religion, and to the history and anthropology of religion and the sacred arts. It is intended to reach students, researchers, instructors, and professionals alike.

Engaging Putnam

Author : James Conant
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3110769212
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (17 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Engaging Putnam by : James Conant

Download or read book Engaging Putnam written by James Conant and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-07-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hilary Whitehall Putnam was one of the leading philosophers of the second half of the 20th century. As student of Rudolph Carnap's and Hans Reichenbach's, he went on to become not only a major figure in North American analytic philosophy, who made significant contributions to the philosophy of mind, language, mathematics, and physics but also to the disciplines of logic, number theory, and computer science. He passed away on March 13, 2016. The present volume is a memorial to his extraordinary intellectual contributions, honoring his contributions as a philosopher, a thinker, and a public intellectual. It features essays by an international team of leading philosophers, covering all aspects of Hilary Putnam's philosophy from his work in ethics and the history of philosophy to his contributions to the philosophy of science, logic, and mathematics. Each essay is an original contribution. “Hilary Putnam is one of the most distinguished philosophers of the modern era, and just speaking personally, one of the smartest and most impressive thinkers I have ever been privileged to know—as a good friend for 70 years. The fine essays collected here are a fitting tribute to a most remarkable figure.” Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “In Engaging Putnam excellent philosophers engage the writings and ideas of Hilary Putnam, one of the most productive and influential philosophers of the last century. Putnam stands out because of the combination of brilliance and a firm grasp of reality he brought to a very broad range of issues: the logic and the philosophy of mathematics, free-will, skepticism, realism, internalism and externalism and a lot more. Along with this he offered penetrating insights about other great philosophers, from Aristotle to Wittgenstein. All great philosophers make us think. With many, we try to figure out the strange things they say. With Putnam, we are made to think about clearly explained examples and arguments that get to the heart of the issues he confronts. This book is a wonderful contribution to the continuation of Putnam-inspired thinking.” John Perry, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Stanford University

Human Minds and Cultures

Author : Sanjit Chakraborty
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031564480
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (315 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Human Minds and Cultures by : Sanjit Chakraborty

Download or read book Human Minds and Cultures written by Sanjit Chakraborty and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Labyrinth of Mind and World

Author : Sanjit Chakraborty
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000757498
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Labyrinth of Mind and World by : Sanjit Chakraborty

Download or read book The Labyrinth of Mind and World written by Sanjit Chakraborty and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book carries forward the discourse on the mind’s engagement with the world. It reviews the semantic and metaphysical debates around internalism and externalism, the location of content and the indeterminacy of meaning in language. The volume analyzes the writings of Jackson, Chomsky, Putnam, Quine, Bilgrami and others, to reconcile opposing theories of language and the mind. It ventures into Cartesian ontology and Fregean semantics to understand how mental content becomes world-oriented in our linguistic communication. Further, the author explores the liaison between the mind and the world from the phenomenological perspective, particularly, Husserl’s linguistic turn and Heidegger’s intersubjective entreaty for Dasein. The book conceives of thought as a biological and socio-linguistic product which engages with the mind-world question through the conceptual and causal apparatuses of language. A major intervention in the field of philosophy of language, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers interested in philosophy, phenomenology, epistemology and metaphysics.

Can Man Live Without God

Author : Ravi Zacharias
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418514713
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (185 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Can Man Live Without God by : Ravi Zacharias

Download or read book Can Man Live Without God written by Ravi Zacharias and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2004-08-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this brilliant and compelling defense of the Christian faith, Ravi Zacharias shows how affirming the reality of God's existence matters urgently in our everyday lives. According to Zacharias, how you answer the questions of God's existence will impact your relationship with others, your commitment to integrity, your attitude toward morality, and your perception of truth.

Life without God

Author : Rik Peels
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009297783
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (92 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Life without God by : Rik Peels

Download or read book Life without God written by Rik Peels and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Rik Peels explores atheism from a new perspective that aims to go beyond the highly polarized debate about arguments for and against God's existence. Since our beliefs about the most important things in life are not usually based on arguments, we should look beyond atheistic arguments and explore what truly motivates the atheist. Are there certain ideals or experiences that explain the turn to atheism? Could atheism be the default position for us, not requiring any arguments whatsoever? And what about the often-discussed arguments against belief in God—is there something that religious and nonreligious people alike can learn from them? This book explores how a novel understanding of atheism is possible – and how it effectively moves the God debate further. Believers and non-believers can learn much from Peel's assessment of arguments for and against atheism.

Living Without God

Author : Ronald Aronson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1458758648
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (587 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Living Without God by : Ronald Aronson

Download or read book Living Without God written by Ronald Aronson and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ronald Aronson demonstrates that atheism represents much more than what one does not believe: that it is the precondition for a generous humanism. The two closing chapters are models of stoicism at its best.'' - Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great.

My Life Without God

Author : William Joseph Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis My Life Without God by : William Joseph Murray

Download or read book My Life Without God written by William Joseph Murray and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

From Pastor to Atheist

Author : Larry Cartford
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1450085857
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis From Pastor to Atheist by : Larry Cartford

Download or read book From Pastor to Atheist written by Larry Cartford and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion has been a powerful and determinative force in human life ever since the beginning of time. Many religions have flourished, then died. Yet the basic dynamics of religion have not changed. Religions seek to promote the gods they create, instill fear, divide people, and control behavior. After disclosing religions for what they are- manipulative and domineering- a non-god way of life is presented. What religions consider to be their exclusive domains, eternal life, spirituality, morality and truth, are exposed as not solely theirs. Spirituality and morality are presented as an innate depth of human beingness in all people. Eternal life is offered as the noble destiny for all people not dependent on what gods are accepted. Truth is to be known through reason, not revelation. To break unconditionally the power of religion the nexus must be changed from gods to humans at the center. No longer ask, What do the gods want? instead. What do humans need? Along with a non-god way of life a world without religion is discussed which elucidates a new way of beauty, openness and peace. For all people seeking an alternative way of life not controlled by religion or revelation this book offers a non-god way of life.

The Young Atheist's Handbook

Author : Alom Shaha
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849544417
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Young Atheist's Handbook by : Alom Shaha

Download or read book The Young Atheist's Handbook written by Alom Shaha and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-19 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up in a strict Muslim community in south-east London, Alom Shaha learnt that religion was not to be questioned. Reciting the Qur'an without understanding what it meant was simply a part of life; so, too, was obeying the imam and enduring beatings when he failed to attend the local mosque. But Alom was more drawn to science and its power to illuminate. As a teen, he lived between two worlds: the home controlled by his authoritarian father, and a school alive with books and ideas. In a charming blend of memoir, philosophy and science, Alom explores the questions about faith and the afterlife that we all ponder. This is a book for anyone who wonders what they should believe and how they should live. It's for those who may need the facts and the ideas, as well as the courage, to break free from inherited beliefs. In this powerful narrative, Alom shows that it is possible to live a compassionate, fulfilling and meaningful life without God.

A World Without God

Author : Annie Besant
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A World Without God by : Annie Besant

Download or read book A World Without God written by Annie Besant and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a highly critical and robust rebuttal of an article written by another woman, Frances Cobbe, in which she (Cobbe) describes the advantages of a faithless world and praises atheism. Annie Besant (1847-1933) was an ardent feminist, theosophist and author.

With Or Without God

Author : Gretta Vosper
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
ISBN 13 : 1554689309
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (546 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis With Or Without God by : Gretta Vosper

Download or read book With Or Without God written by Gretta Vosper and published by HarperCollins Canada. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Envisioning a future in which the Christian church plays a viable and transformative role in shaping society, Gretta Vosper argues that if the church is to survive at all, the heart of faith must undergo a radical change. Vosper, founder of the Canadian Centre for Progressive Christianity and a minister in Toronto, believes that what will save the church is an emphasis on just and compassionate living -- a new and wholly humanistic approach to religion. Without this reform, the church as we know it faces extinction. Vosper addresses the issues of spiritual fulfillment, comfort and connection in the modern world through a thoughtful and passionate discourse. She urges a renewal of old doctrines but does so with dignity and respect. Offering difficult but penetrating insights into a new generation of spiritually aware -- and spiritually open -- people, With or Without God offers a startling model for a renewed church as a leader in ethics, fostering relationships, meaning and values that are solidly rooted in our own selves.

God Without Religion

Author : Michael Arnheim
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910881217
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (812 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis God Without Religion by : Michael Arnheim

Download or read book God Without Religion written by Michael Arnheim and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which is right, atheism or organised religion? Answer: Neither. What's wrong with atheism? The intolerant radical "New Atheists" of today champion the theory of evolution by natural selection, which may help to explain small changes and variations in living things but can't explain the origin of the universe or the origin of life - because natural selection needs life to kick-start it into action. No life, no natural selection! Does organised religion do any better? Not at all. It simply has too much baggage. Why does evil exist in the world? And why are the good not rewarded and the wicked punished? Organised religion has no answer except to kick these problems upstairs into the afterlife, of which there is no evidence whatsoever. What then of the claims of religious truth? Most of the claims made for Jesus are demonstrably false. Creed religions like Christianity and Islam believe that they alone hold the key to truth and salvation. But communal religions like Hinduism, Japanese Shinto and the religions of the ancient world tend to be more tolerant. Orthodox Judaism, starting out as a communal religion, has now adopted certain features of a creed religion and become more intolerant. But more tolerant than either radical atheism or any organised religion is deism. Unlike conventional religions, which are based on belief in a personal god, deism believes in an impersonal God who does not get involved in the day-to-day affairs of the world.

The Good Atheist

Author : Dan Barker And Julia Sweeney
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
ISBN 13 : 9781459617391
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Good Atheist by : Dan Barker And Julia Sweeney

Download or read book The Good Atheist written by Dan Barker And Julia Sweeney and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Does an Atheist Respond to the Question, What Is the Purpose of Life? For a Christian, it is faith that gives their life purpose. In his best-selling book The Purpose Drivenai 1/2i 1/2 Life: What on Earth Am I Here For?, Rick Warren says, You must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose. But as a non-believer, your purpo..."