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Rauser, Randal D.
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Christianity and atheism.
God (Christianity).
God.
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Rauser, Randal D.
Christianity and atheism.
God (Christianity).
God.
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An atheist and a Christian walk into a bar... : talking about God, the universe, and everything /
Randal
Rauser
and Justin Schieber.
by
Rauser
,
Randal
D
.
Prometheus Books, c2016.
Call #:
261.21 R248a
Subjects
Christianity and atheism.
God (Christianity).
God.
ISBN:
9781633882430 (pbk.)
1633882438 (pbk.)
Description:
220 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
Contents:
Why God matters -- God, faith, and testimony -- The problem of massive theological disagreement -- God and moral obligation -- The problem of the hostility of the universe -- God, mathematics, and reason -- Evolution and the biological role of pain.
Summary:
The question of God is simply too important - and too interesting - to leave to angry polemicists. That is the premise of this friendly, straightforward, and rigorous dialogue between Christian theologian
Randal
Rauser
and atheist Justin Schieber. Setting aside the formality of the traditional debate, the authors invite the reader to join them in an extended, informal conversation. This has the advantage of easing readers into thorny topics that in a debate setting can easily become confusing or difficult to follow. Like any good conversation, this one involves provocative arguments, amusing anecdotes, and some lively banter.
Rauser
and Schieber begin with the question of why debates about God still matter. They then delve into a number of important topics: the place of reason and faith, the radically different concepts of God in various cultures, morality and its traditional connection with religious beliefs, the problem of a universe that is overwhelmingly hostile to life as we know it, mathematical truths and what they may or may not say about the existence of God, the challenge of suffering and evil to belief in God, and more. Refreshingly upbeat and amicable throughout, this stimulating conversation between two friends from opposing points of view is an ideal introduction to a perennial topic of debate.
Other authors:
Schieber, Justin, 1984-
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