The Harm Done by Religion
| Author | : Tom Flynn |
| Publisher | : Inquiry Press |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2015-11-01 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781937998042 |
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Mostly Harmful
| Author | : Michael Paulkovich |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 308 |
| Release | : 2020-09-22 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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Questions and answers about religious rituals, belief in deities, Christianity, the harm done by religion, peaceful religions of the world, witch burning, slavery, the Bible and its evolution and corruption, the Ten Commandments (and why they are mostly immoral), Jesus, Christmas and theology. Some good, some benign, but MOSTLY HARMFUL.
God Is Not Great
| Author | : Christopher Hitchens |
| Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
| Total Pages | : 322 |
| Release | : 2008-11-19 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 1551991764 |
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Christopher Hitchens, described in the London Observer as “one of the most prolific, as well as brilliant, journalists of our time” takes on his biggest subject yet–the increasingly dangerous role of religion in the world. In the tradition of Bertrand Russell’s Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris’s recent bestseller, The End Of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos. With eloquent clarity, Hitchens frames the argument for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which hell is replaced by the Hubble Telescope’s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix.
Does Religion Do More Harm Than Good?
| Author | : Nicky Gumbel |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 26 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Christianity |
| ISBN | : 9781909309128 |
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A Christian response to the question, 'Does religion do more harm than good?'
For God's Sake
| Author | : Antony Loewenstein |
| Publisher | : Macmillan Publishers Aus. |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2013-07-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1743289138 |
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Four Australian thinkers come together to ask and answer the big questions, such as: What is the nature of the universe? Doesn't religion cause most of the conflict in the world? and Where do we find hope? We are introduced to the detail of different belief systems - Judaism, Christianity, Islam - and to the argument that atheism, like organised religion, has its own compelling logic. And we gain insight into the life events that led each author to their current position. Jane Caro flirted briefly with spiritual belief, inspired by 19th century literary heroines such as Elizabeth Gaskell and the Brontë sisters. Antony Lowenstein is proudly culturally, yet unconventionally, Jewish. Simon Smart is firmly and resolutely a Christian, but one who has had some of his most profound spiritual moments while surfing. Rachel Woodlock grew up in the alternative embrace of Baha'i belief but became entranced by its older parent religion, Islam. Provocative, informative and passionately argued, For God's Sake encourages us to accept religious differences but to also challenge more vigorously the beliefs that create discord.
Why We Need Religion
| Author | : Stephen T. Asma |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Philosophy |
| ISBN | : 0190469676 |
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Religion appears to be about God, messiahs, churchgoing, and morality, but that is only the appearance. It is really about lust, rage, grief, love and the other core emotions. Why We Need Religion is about the way religion successfully manages human emotions, for the good of the individual and the group.
Does Religion do More Harm than Good?
| Author | : Rupert Shortt |
| Publisher | : SPCK |
| Total Pages | : 59 |
| Release | : 2019-03-21 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0281078726 |
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History is littered with wars and atrocities apparently inspired by religion, and today there seems no end to reports of cruelty and violence carried out in the name of God. But is it belief in God that motivates these evils? Or do they spring from other motives? At the same time, history testifies to numerous benefits to humanity brought about by religious individuals and movements. But despite these positive outcomes might it be true, as some atheists aver, that religion in general does more harm than good? Is religion itself inherently toxic? Or could it simply be that there is good religion and there is bad religion, and we just need to learn to tell the difference? Rupert Shortt's investigation of these questions will encourage both believers and unbelievers to discard the lazy thinking and easy assumptions that so often disfigure the arguments on either side of this debate. It will also facilitate a more sensitive, nuanced and honest approach to religious differences that today still lead to misunderstanding, hatred and violent conflict.
The End of Reason
| Author | : Ravi Zacharias |
| Publisher | : Zondervan |
| Total Pages | : 148 |
| Release | : 2008-09-09 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0310295378 |
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When you pray, are you talking to a God who exists? Or is God nothing more than your "imaginary friend," like a playmate contrived by a lonely and imaginative child? When author Sam Harris attacked Christianity in Letter to a Christian Nation, reviewers called the book "marvelous" and a generation of readers--hundreds of thousands of them--were drawn to his message. Deeply troubled, Dr. Ravi Zacharias knew that he had to respond. In The End of Reason, Zacharias underscores the dependability of the Bible along with his belief in the power and goodness of God. He confidently refutes Harris's claims that God is nothing more than a figment of one's imagination and that Christians regularly practice intolerance and hatred around the globe. If you found Sam Harris's Letter to a Christian Nation compelling, the book you are holding is exactly what you need. Dr. Zacharias exposes "the utter bankruptcy of this worldview." And if you haven't read Harris's book, Ravi's response remains a powerful, passionate, irrefutably sound set of arguments for Christian thought. The clarity and hope in these pages reach out to readers who know and follow God as well as to those who reject God.
Why There Is No God
| Author | : Armin Navabi |
| Publisher | : Atheist Republic |
| Total Pages | : 100 |
| Release | : 2014-10-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : |
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"Science can't explain the complexity and order of life; God must have designed it to be this way.""God's existence is proven by scripture.""There's no evidence that God doesn't exist.""God has helped me so much. How could none of it be true?""Atheism has killed more people than religion, so it must be wrong!" How many times have you heard arguments like these for why God exists? Why There Is No God: Simple Responses to 20 Common Arguments for the Existence of God provides simple, easy-to-understand counterpoints to the most popular arguments made for the existence of God. Each chapter presents a concise explanation of the argument, followed by a response illustrating the problems and fallacies inherent in it. Whether you're an atheist, a believer or undecided, this book offers a solid foundation for building your own inquiry about the concept of God.
God vs. the Gavel
| Author | : Marci A. Hamilton |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 430 |
| Release | : 2005-05-30 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1139445030 |
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God vs. the Gavel challenges the pervasive assumption that all religious conduct deserves constitutional protection. While religious conduct provides many benefits to society, it is not always benign. The thesis of the book is that anyone who harms another person should be governed by the laws that govern everyone else - and truth be told, religion is capable of great harm. This may not sound like a radical proposition, but it has been under assault since the 1960s. The majority of academics and many religious organizations would construct a fortress around religious conduct that would make it extremely difficult to prosecute child abuse by clergy, medical neglect of children by faith-healers, and other socially unacceptable behaviors. This book intends to change the course of the public debate over religion by bringing to the public's attention the tactics of religious entities to avoid the law and therefore harm others.
