{"product_id":"is-god-a-delusion-a-reply-to-religions-cultured-despisers-hardback-9781405183628","title":"Is God A Delusion?; A Reply to Religion's Cultured Despisers (Hardback) 9781405183628","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIs God A Delusion?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Reply to Religion's Cultured Despisers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Clear, penetrating, and thought-provoking, Reitan's work is a bracing tonic for those in danger of being lulled into intellectual sleep by the strident claims of the 'new atheists'.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eKenneth Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, Brown University  \u003cp\u003e\"This is by far the best response to the 'new atheists' I know of -- well researched, subtle, full of powerful argument and yet accessible to all educated people.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eThomas Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e, St. Thomas University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEric Reitan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405183628, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.8 cm, 0.544 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Makes an elegantly argued response … that is refreshing in several respects. Neither polemical nor defensive … he brings into the contemporary fray many philosophers who reasoned well about God long ago. He looks squarely in the face of the contemporary horrors that many have used to argue for God's non-existence and still comes off the theodicy battleground with a sense of God as ethico-religious hope, 'the substance of things hoped for.' The clarity of his presentation should make this book useful after atheism has finished its moment in the sun.\" (\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Religion Update\u003c\/i\u003e)  \u003cp\u003e\"Reitan's execution is truly remarkable, maintaining both sympathy with the criticism of exclusive and closed-minded religious views while exposing fallacious and closed-minded attacks on human expression of religious belief and hope.… Highly recommended.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In the book you get two things for the price of one. 1- An intro to the philosophy of religion and 2- a fun, readable, and vigorous critical response to the New Atheists.\" (Tripp Fuller, \u003ci\u003eHomebrewed Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Reitan's resurrection of the phrase 'cultured despisers' underscores one of the most compelling purposes of his book, namely, to show that the arguments of today's articulate atheists are rehash of yesteryear's angst.\" (\u003ci\u003eReligion Dispatches\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs God a Delusion?\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the recent proliferation of popular books attacking religious beliefs.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner of CHOICE 2009 Outstanding Academic Title Award\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses primarily on charges leveled by recent critics that belief in God is irrational and that its nature ferments violence \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBalances philosophical rigor and scholarly care with an engaging, accessible style \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a direct response to the crop of recent anti-religion bestsellers currently generating considerable public discussion \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. \u003cp\u003e1. On Religion and Equivocation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. \"The God Hypothesis\" and the Concept of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Divine Tyranny and the Goodness of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Science, Transcendence, and Meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Philosophy and God's Existence, Part I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Philosophy and God's Existence, Part II.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Religious Consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Substance of Things Hoped For.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Evil and the Meaning of Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Root of All Evil?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437791113496,"sku":"9781405183628","price":76.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405183628.jpg?v=1784940759","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/is-god-a-delusion-a-reply-to-religions-cultured-despisers-hardback-9781405183628","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}