Introduction. What This Book Isn't and What It
Is
Chapter 1. What Is Atheism?
Chapter 2. The Atheist
Worldview
Chapter 3. Refuting Theistic
"Proofs"
Chapter 4. Why God Can't Exist
Chapter 5. The Natural History of
Religion
Chapter 6. A Godless Morality
Chapter 7. Sisyphus' Question
Chapter 8. An Atheist
Spirituality?
Works Cited
Moves beyond the polemics to present an overview of atheism that is rigorous yet accessible
Kerry Walters is professor emeritus of philosophy at Gettysburg College.
"Kerry Walters's fine book contributes fairly and substantively to
the contemporary discussion of atheism. Unlike most other
treatments, this attractive and readable work not only exposes all
sides of the God-question succinctly and clearly, but it does so
with unrelenting compassion, wisdom, and accuracy. The book is a
model of significant and informed intellectual exchange. Highly
recommended." -- John F. Haught, Senior Fellow, Science & Religion,
Georgetown University, USA
"It is hard to fault with what is an excellent contribution to
Continuum's generally excellent ‘A Guide for the Perplexed' series.
Walters has achieved what he says he is setting out to achieve, an
introduction that moves beyond the pyrotechnics and polemics of the
protagonists to even-handedly describe, in plain English, the
arguments for and against atheism. [...] With this Guide Walters
has provided an introduction that will be either an invaluable
textbook for undergraduates navigating their way into new academic
territory or an important single read for general readers
interested in trying to make sense of what is clearly an important
area of contemporary debate that will yet have a long way to run.
Walters skillfully directs his readers around the intricacies of
what can be (literally) dispiriting debates, and his list of works
cited is an invaluable." -- Religion and Theology
Reviewed in Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 27, No. 1.
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