Life without God
An Outsider's Look at Atheism
- Author: Rik Peels, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
- Date Published: May 2023
- availability: Not yet published - available from October 2024
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009297820
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In this book, Rik Peels explores atheism from a new perspective that aims to go beyond the highly polarized debate about arguments for and against God's existence. Since our beliefs about the most important things in life are not usually based on arguments, we should look beyond atheistic arguments and explore what truly motivates the atheist. Are there certain ideals or experiences that explain the turn to atheism? Could atheism be the default position for us, not requiring any arguments whatsoever? And what about the often-discussed arguments against belief in God—is there something that religious and nonreligious people alike can learn from them? This book explores how a novel understanding of atheism is possible – and how it effectively moves the God debate further. Believers and nonbelievers can learn much from Peels's assessment of arguments for and against atheism.
Read more- Moves beyond the standard issues usually explored in public debates on religion, exploring desires, ideals, and experiences that readers may be familiar with themselves
- Reappraises atheistic arguments and a new approach to public debates on the existence of God
- Presents a new understanding of atheism and new ways to assess it
Reviews & endorsements
'All in all this is an excellent book, wow.' G. van den Brink, Theologia Reformata
See more reviews'… Peels's book is something like an anatomy of atheism: he does not try to dismiss the atheist, but instead expresses his gratitude for what the atheist has done for the development of theism. Both accessible and insightful, Peels's book would be a great resource both for the classroom, especially one comprising both atheists and theists, and for researchers interested in the methodological question concerning the philosophy of religion. … Highly recommended.' A. Jaeger, Choice
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- Date Published: May 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781009297820
- length: 216 pages
- dimensions: 222 x 145 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.41kg
- availability: Not yet published - available from October 2024
Table of Contents
1. A new approach to atheism
2. Motivations for atheism
3. Atheistic frameworks
4. The presumption of atheism
5. Atheistic arguments and faith
6. Atheistic arguments and God
7. Life after atheism.
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