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Author | : Andrew Sims |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2009-03-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441129219 |
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Is faith delusion? Is religion bad for your health? How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God/spirit/'other'? Clearly not all believers are primitive and ill-educated; an alternative explanation is that they must be mad, or at least severely neurotic (as suggested by Freud). This book starts by looking at, and giving reasons for, the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry. It asks whether science challenges Christians involved with psychiatry, as patients or professionals, and whether the spiritual needs of patients are recognised. The author examines the scope and use of the neuro-sciences and considers cause and effect, natural selection and determinism. He explores the overlap (and the difference) between psychiatric symptoms and religious belief, the possible association between demon possession and mental illness, and the idea that some people are intrinsically religious and some are not. The variations of personality are examined, with their implications for belief. Posited as a statement, that faith is delusion is always hostile, but outcome studies (reviewed here) show that in general religious belief and practice convey good mental health. Religious faith and mental illness are different, and their concepts come from different world-views. A consideration of them in relation to each other is long overdue. The author is a former Professor of Psychiatry and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and has also been Chairman of their Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group, so is exceptionally well qualified to address the subject. Although the book is technically proficient, it is aimed at the general reader and is illustrated with stories, brief case histories and anecdotes.
Author | : Alister McGrath |
Publisher | : InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 2011-05-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0830868739 |
Download The Dawkins Delusion? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Alister McGrath and Joanna Collicutt McGrath present a reliable assessment of The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, famed atheist and scientist, and the many questions this book raises--including, above all, the relevance of faith and the quest for meaning.
Author | : Andrew Sims |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2009-05-09 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1847063403 |
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How, in a scientifically and technologically advanced age, can people still believe in God? Andrew Sims examines both the connection and the division between Christian faith and psychiatry.
Author | : David Bentley Hart |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 2009-04-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300155646 |
Download Atheist Delusions Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Religious scholar Hart argues that contemporary antireligious polemics are based not only upon conceptual confusions but upon facile simplifications of history and provides a powerful antidote to the New Atheists' misrepresentations of the Christian past.
Author | : John W. Loftus |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1616141689 |
Download The Christian Delusion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, former evangelical minister and apologist Loftus has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in Loftus' first book.
Author | : Eric Reitan |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2011-09-23 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 1444358189 |
Download Is God A Delusion? Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Is God a Delusion? addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the recent proliferation of popular books attacking religious beliefs. Winner of CHOICE 2009 Outstanding Academic Title Award Focuses primarily on charges leveled by recent critics that belief in God is irrational and that its nature ferments violence Balances philosophical rigor and scholarly care with an engaging, accessible style Offers a direct response to the crop of recent anti-religion bestsellers currently generating considerable public discussion
Author | : Thomas Crean |
Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2011-02-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1681492105 |
Download God Is No Delusion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Richard Dawkins, biologist and best-selling author, claims that belief in God is a "delusion" and that "religion" harms society. Dawkins contends that he has reason and evidence on his side, and he dismisses faith as unfounded, even irrational. Dominican Thomas Crean tackles Dawkins' claims head-on. He presents straightforward arguments for God's existence, and he uses reason and evidence to defend such things as miracles and the authority of the Bible. He also shows how God is important for a coherent understanding of morality, and why Dawkins' approach winds up reducing morality to the individual's subjective likes and dislikes. By demonstrating how Dawkins' criticisms rest on misunderstandings, superficial readings, poor argumentation, a lack of historical awareness, and not a little prejudice, Crean reveals Dawkins to be out of his philosophical and theological depth, and his case against God to be fundamentally flawed.
Author | : David Berlinski |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2009-08-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0786751479 |
Download The Devil's Delusion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From a bestselling author, an “incendiary and uproarious” assault on the pretensions of scientific atheists (National Review) Militant atheism is on the rise. Prominent thinkers including Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have published best-selling books denigrating religious belief. And these authors are merely the leading edge of a larger movement that includes much of the scientific community. In response, mathematician David Berlinski, himself a secular Jew, delivers a biting defense of religious thought. The Devil's Delusion is a brilliant, incisive, and funny book that explores the limits of science and the pretensions of those who insist it is the ultimate touchstone for understanding our world.
Author | : Philippe Huguelet |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2009-03-30 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0521889529 |
Download Religion and Spirituality in Psychiatry Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book was the first to specifically address the impact of religion and spirituality on mental illness.
Author | : John W. Loftus |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2010-04-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1616143185 |
Download The Christian Delusion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, a former evangelical minister and apologist, author of the critically acclaimed Why I Became an Atheist, has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in his first book. Central is a defense of his "outsider test of faith," arguing that believers should test their faith with the same skeptical standards they use to evaluate the other faiths they reject, as if they were outsiders. Experts in medicine, psychology, and anthropology join Loftus to show why, when this test is applied to Christianity, it becomes very difficult to rationally defend. Collectively, these articles reveal that popular Christian beliefs tend to rely on ignorance of the facts. Drawing together experts in diverse fields, including Hector Avalos, Richard Carrier, David Eller, and Robert Price, this book deals a powerful blow against Christian faith.