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The God Argument

The Case Against Religion and for Humanism

Professor A. C. Grayling

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English
Bloomsbury
01 March 2014
There has been a bad-tempered quarrel between defenders and critics of

religion in recent years. Both sides have expressed themselves

acerbically because there is a very great deal at stake in the debate.

This book thoroughly and calmly examines all the arguments and

associated considerations offered in support of religious belief, and

does so in full consciousness of the reasons people have for subscribing

to religion, and the needs they seek to satisfy by doing so. And

because it takes account of all the issues, its solutions carry great

weight. The God Argument is the definitive examination

of the issue, and a statement of the humanist outlook that recommends

itself as the ethics of the genuinely reflective person.
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Imprint:   Bloomsbury
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm, 
Weight:   238g
ISBN:   9781408837436
ISBN 10:   1408837439
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

A.C. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy and Master of the New College of the Humanities, London. He believes that philosophy should take an active, useful role in society. He has been a regular contributor to The Times, Financial Times, Observer, Independent on Sunday, Economist, Literary Review, New Statesman and Prospect, and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes, including Newsnight, Today, In Our Time, Start the Week and CNN News. Grayling's other works directly and indirectly related to this one include The Good Book and Towards the Light: The Story of the Struggle for Liberty and Rights that Made the Modern West.

Reviews for The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism

A lucid, informative and admirably accessible account of the atheist-secular-humanist position New Statesman Precise and incisive ... Mr Grayling is a talented apologist. His brand of humanism comes across as sensible, reasonable and characterized by generosity of spirit that is often absent from religious structures, many of which involve compiling lists of what is forbidden and dreaming up creatively horrendous punishments for those who fall short Economist A calm and intelligent look at different religions and their various arguments for the existence of their gods Daily Mail Grayling writes with clarity, elegance and the occasional aphoristic twist ... straight alpha material Independent on Towards The Light There is an immense depth of human wisdom on display here, and five minutes with any passage will have you contemplating all day Independent on The Good Book Undeniably thought-provoking The Sunday Times Professor Grayling himself neatly exemplifies the values of calm rationality which are at the heart of Stoicism, and which influenced early Christian thought Church Times


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