Sal Restivo

Society and the Death of God (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From a sociological and anthropological perspective, this book provides a scientific argument for the position that God and the gods are human creations, contending that the severity of the threats currently faced by the world requires us to correct our errors and re-establish belonging and compassion on a non-transcendental foundation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000396744
• Artikelnr.: 61430067

Autorenporträt

Sal Restivo is former Professor of Sociology, Science Studies, and Information Technology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA; former Senior Fellow at the Center for Intercultural Communication and Interaction, University of Ghent, Belgium; and former Adjunct Professor of Technology, Culture, and Society, New York University, USA. A founding member and former president of the Society for Social Studies of Science, he is the Editor of Science, Technology and Society: An Encyclopedia, the author of Red, Black, and Objective: Science, Sociology, and Anarchism; Science, Society and Values; and The Sociological Worldview, and co-author of Asphalt Children and City Streets and Worlds of ScienceCraft: New Horizons in Sociology, Philosophy, and Science Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Some Initial Provocations in Words and Numbers 2. Genesis: Introduction
to the Book of God 3. To Tell the Truth 4. Foundations for a Critical
Sociology of Religions and the Gods 5. Assume the Position: God Proofs 6.
Evidence Redux 7. The End of God and the Beginning of Inquiry 8. The Last
Chapter of God 9. Personal Quest Redux, Summary, and Review 10. Reading
Hans Küng: The Last Chapter of Theology