After Atheism : Science, Religion and the Meaning of Life - Mark Vernon

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After Atheism

Science, Religion and the Meaning of Life

By: Mark Vernon

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Paperback | 1 January 2008 | Edition Number 1

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If science has replaced God, is life necessarily meaningless? This book argues that the advances of science and the retreat of religion in secular society does not have to mean a life without spirituality.

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'Between religion and atheism is a third way into which Vernon takes his readers. It is a challenging, cogently argued perspective.' - Good Book Guide

'For twenty years I have been waiting for a book that exposes the empty certainties of religious fundamentalism and its secular twin: scientific triumphalism. Mark Vernon has delivered that and much, much more.' - Mark Dowd, broadcaster and film-maker

'He defends ambiguity and undecidability with an almost Evangelical zeal. And because he writes with such a delicate blend of deft coolness on the one hand, and fervour on the other, many are likely to be both enchanted and persuaded by his apologetics. - Martyn Percy, Church Times

'The strength of the book...is in challenging false certainties, whether pseudo-scientific or pseudo-religious.' - Dolan Cummings, The Institute of Ideas

'This book is more than a well-reasoned argument for agnosticism; it is a timely reminder of the recognition of human limits, in all areas, and a suggestion that the possibility of living within the mystery that is the world can be a good thing.' - Robert L. Smith, Jr., International Journal of Public Theology

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Non-Fiction Religion & Beliefs Alternative Belief Systems Humanist & Secular Alternatives to Religion Agnosticism & Atheism Religion Philosophy of Religion Philosophy Science Science in General Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature

General Literary Studies Literary Studies from 1900 to Current Post-Colonial Literature History of Religion

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Socrates' Quest: The Beginning of Wisdom
Cosmologists and Darwinists: The Limits of Science
Visions of Reality: Science and Wonder
Bad Faith: Religion as Certainty
Christian Agnosticism: Learned Ignorance
Following Socrates: A Way of Life
How to be an Agnostic: An Aphoristic A-Z
Further Reading and References
Index
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After Atheism

Science, Religion and the Meaning of Life

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