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God is No Thing: Coherent Christianity<\/strong> When I was in junior high, we had a day when parents came to our class and talked about whatever was on their minds. One of our neighbors, who was a philosophy professor at the university in our town, talked about arguments for the existence of God. I couldn’t have been more surprised. Until then I thought belief in God was a matter of faith: you either believed or you didn’t. He didn’t give a hint about which side of the fence he was on. And I was pretty sure he wasn’t religious in any traditional sense. The whole family smoked pot: parents and kids (this was<\/em> the 70s), and from all appearances, they were pretty secular. But the fact that such arguments existed, and that he could explain them coherently to seventh-graders, was eye-opening for me.\n<\/p>\n In a recent issue of Times Literary Supplement<\/a><\/em>, I came across an essay by Rupert Shortt, the Religion Editor. He’s written a tiny, but cogent volume which counters many of the arguments put forth by New Atheists<\/a> of which Richard Dawkins<\/a> and the late Christopher Hitchens<\/a> are probably the best known.<\/p>\n As Western culture becomes more secular, a stance of faith may be frowned upon, especially in academic circles. But there are other well-reasoned voices<\/a> out there, so in the spirit of fair play and intellectual honesty, we will give them some airtime.<\/p>\n Research@UWW<\/a> is a good place to start if you are interested in exploring topics of religion, faith, or belief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" God is No Thing: Coherent Christianity by Rupert Shortt BT1103 .S54 2016 New Arrivals Island, 2nd Floor When I was in junior high, we had a day when parents came to our class and talked about whatever was on their … Continue reading
\nby Rupert Shortt
\nBT1103 .S54 2016<\/a>
\nNew Arrivals Island<\/strong>, 2nd Floor<\/p>\n