Atheism considered : a survey of the rational rejection of religious belief / C.M. Lorkowski.
Lorkowski, C. M.
2021
BL2747.3 .L67 2021eb
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Title
Atheism considered : a survey of the rational rejection of religious belief / C.M. Lorkowski.
Author
Lorkowski, C. M.
ISBN
9783030562083 (electronic bk.)
3030562085 (electronic bk.)
3030562077
9783030562076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56208-3
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Cham : Palgrave Macmillna, 2021.
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English
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10.1007/978-3-030-56208-3 doi
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BL2747.3 .L67 2021eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
211.8
Summary
Atheism Considered is a systematic presentation of challenges to the existence of a higher power. Rather than engage in polemic against a religious worldview, C.M. Lorkowski charitably refutes the classical arguments for the existence of god, pointing out flaws in their underlying reasoning and highlighting difficulties inherent to revealed sources. In place of a theistic worldview, he argues for adopting a naturalistic one, highlighting naturalism's capacity to explain world phenomena and contribute to the sciences. Lorkowski demonstrates that replacing theism with naturalism, contra popular assumptions, sacrifices nothing in terms of ethics or meaning. Instead, morality ultimately proves more important than religion and does not rely on it. Appropriate for classroom use, this book is meant to cultivate understanding, tolerance, and fruitful dialogue between believers and nonbelievers.
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
Chapter 2: Of the Philosophy of Religion and Its Methodology
Chapter 3: Atheism and Atheists
Chapter 4: The Burden of Proof
Chapter 5: Theology and Reason
Chapter 6: Ontological Arguments
Chapter 7: Cosmological Arguments
Chapter 8: Design Arguments
Chapter 9: Conclusions Regarding Existential Natural Theology
Chapter 10: The Concept(s) of God
Chapter 11: The Problems of Evil- Logical, Evidential, and Moral
Chapter 12: The Character of Revelation
Chapter 13: Challenges to Sacred Texts
Chapter 14: Challenges to Miracles
Chapter 15: Challenges to Religious Experience
Chapter 16: Moral Critiques to Religion
Chapter 17: Personal Survival and the Afterlife
Chapter 18: The Case against Christianity
Chapter 19: Naturalism in the Sciences
Chapter 20: A Soulless World
Chapter 21 The Naturalization of Religion
Chapter 22: The Loss of Though Shalt
Chapter 23: Excising God from Value
Chapter 24: Concluding Thoughts.

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