The fourteen essays in this book, a product of the author's interactions with students and his own personal journey from Christianity to humanism, are arranged into four sections: Chronic Illness and Deicide, Epistemic Limitations and Respect for Persons, A Humanist Approach to Reading the Bible, and Ethical Reasoning without God.
The fourteen essays in this book, a product of the author's interactions with students and his own personal journey from Christianity to humanism, are arranged into four sections: Chronic Illness and Deicide, Epistemic Limitations and Respect for Persons, A Humanist Approach to Reading the Bible, and Ethical Reasoning without God.
Preface Acknowledgments Section I: How I Arrived Here: Illness, The Death of God, and A Turn Toward Secular Humanism Chapter 1: Believing in Belief Chapter 2: Illness and Deicide Chapter 3: Is It Wrong to Accept the Gift of Salvation? Section II: Epistemic Limitations and Respect for Persons Chapter 4: What Atheists Want Chapter 5: Three Reasons Why Atheists Should Be More Charitable Chapter 6: Have the New Atheists Been Good for Atheism? Chapter 7: Can Liberal Christians Save the Church? A Humanist Approach to Progressive Christian Theologies Section III: A Humanist Approach to Reading the Bible Chapter 8: Why We Must Treat the Bible No Differently Than Any Other Book Chapter 9: Spending Christmas with Linus Chapter 10: Taking Paul Seriously Chapter 11: Can Early Christian Faith Remain a Rational Option Today? Chapter 12: Why Atheists Should Read-and Love-the Book of Job Section IV: Advantages and Consequences of Ethical Reasoning without God Chapter 13: Ethics is Just Safer without God Chapter 14: Humanism, Illness, and Elective Death: A Case Study in Utilitarian Ethics Bibliography Index About the Author
Preface Acknowledgments Section I: How I Arrived Here: Illness, The Death of God, and A Turn Toward Secular Humanism Chapter 1: Believing in Belief Chapter 2: Illness and Deicide Chapter 3: Is It Wrong to Accept the Gift of Salvation? Section II: Epistemic Limitations and Respect for Persons Chapter 4: What Atheists Want Chapter 5: Three Reasons Why Atheists Should Be More Charitable Chapter 6: Have the New Atheists Been Good for Atheism? Chapter 7: Can Liberal Christians Save the Church? A Humanist Approach to Progressive Christian Theologies Section III: A Humanist Approach to Reading the Bible Chapter 8: Why We Must Treat the Bible No Differently Than Any Other Book Chapter 9: Spending Christmas with Linus Chapter 10: Taking Paul Seriously Chapter 11: Can Early Christian Faith Remain a Rational Option Today? Chapter 12: Why Atheists Should Read-and Love-the Book of Job Section IV: Advantages and Consequences of Ethical Reasoning without God Chapter 13: Ethics is Just Safer without God Chapter 14: Humanism, Illness, and Elective Death: A Case Study in Utilitarian Ethics Bibliography Index About the Author
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