Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World

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Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World
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Description On a 2001 trip to the cathedrals of Europe, anthropologist John Rush and his wife entered St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice and encountered a mosaic depicting Jesus surrounded by mushrooms with an Amanita muscaria cap in his hand. Examining the space with new eyes, they discovered images of mushrooms and mind-altering plants all over […]

Fading Faith: The Rise of the Secular Age

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Fading Faith: The Rise of the Secular Age
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Description A historic transition is occurring, barely noticed. Slowly, imperceptibly, religion is shriveling. Pope Benedict XVI laments that “Europe has developed a culture that, in a manner unknown before now to humanity, excludes God from the public conscience.” In Denmark and Sweden, fewer than 5% of adults are in church on a typical Sunday. In […]

Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries

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Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries
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In a recent New York Times profile, James Glanz remarked, “Steven Weinberg is perhaps the world’s most authoritative proponent of the idea that physics is hurtling toward a ‘final theory,’ a complete explanation of nature’s particles and forces that will endure as the bedrock of all science forevermore. He is also a powerful writer of […]

Facing the Wrath : Confronting the Right in Dangerous Times

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Facing the Wrath : Confronting the Right in Dangerous Times
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Americans have seen the Religious Right seize control of the Republican Party on the state level and at the national convention, controlling everything from the political platform to the presidential nominee selection process. Meeting this challenge means understanding the nature of the threat. Facing The Wrath is an essential guide which provides a comprehensive overview […]

Facing Death: Epicurus And His Critics

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Facing Death: Epicurus And His Critics
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The ancient philosophical school of Epicureanism tried to argue that death is “nothing to us.” Were they right? James Warren provides a comprehensive study and articulation of the interlocking arguments against the fear of death found not only in the writings of Epicurus himself, but also in Lucretius’ poem “De rerum natura” and in Philodemus’ […]

Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion

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Faces in the Clouds: A New Theory of Religion
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Guthrie proposes that religion is basically an outgrowth of the natural human propensity, probably hardwired in by evolution, to interpret vague or random appearances anthropomorphically. That is, we naturally tend to see faces in clouds or the image of Jesus in a spaghetti ad. This makes perfect sense from an evolutionary viewpoint since it would […]

Eyewitness Testimony

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Eyewitness Testimony
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As pertinent today as when it was first published more than a decade ago, this engaging and highly praised study makes the psychological case against the reliability of the eyewitness. By shedding light on the many factors that can intervene and create inaccurate testimony, Elizabeth Loftus illustrates how memory can be radically altered by the […]

Exile and the Kingdom

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A riveting and utterly haunting book, this anthology of Camus’s short stories is not only my favorite of all his works, but it is one of the best books I have ever read. The underlying theme in each of his stories is exile, whether it be spiritual, physical, or mental. From the tale of the […]

Excession

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Excession
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Diplomat Byr Gen-Hofoen has been selected by The Department of Special Circumstances to investigate a 2,500-year-old mystery–the reported existence and sudden disappearance of a star 50 times older than the universe itself. The only way to break the silence is to steal the soul of a long-dead starship captain who first encountered the star, and […]

Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts

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Excavating Jesus: Beneath the Stones, Behind the Texts
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The premier historical Jesus authority and a brilliant archaeologist search the texts and stones of antiquity to offer the most complete picture of Jesus ever presented. Joining the best of biblical studies and archaeology John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed dig down into the earliest layers of the Bible and the ancient world, focusing […]

Evolving: The Human Effect and Why It Matters

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Evolving: The Human Effect and Why It Matters
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Description “Understanding evolution is the key to determining our planet’s future.” In this persuasive, elegantly written book, research geneticist Daniel J. Fairbanks argues that understanding evolution has never mattered more in human history. Fairbanks not only uses evidence from archaeology, geography, anatomy, biochemistry, radiometric dating, cell biology, chromosomes, and DNA to establish the inescapable conclusion […]

Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea

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Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
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While its opponents may sneer that “it’s just a theory,” evolution has transcended that label to take its place as one of the most important ideas in human history. Science journalist Carl Zimmer explores its history and future in Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea, a companion piece to the epic PBS series of the […]

Evolution and the Myth of Creationism

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Evolution and the Myth of Creationism
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If you’re just getting started with the evolution/creation controversy, then this book is for you. Berra lays out all the evidence and keeps the scientific and philosophical jargon to a minimum. Highly recommended to beginners.

Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion

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Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion
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Book Description In the new mega-anthology from best-selling editor Russ Kick, more than fifty writers, reporters, and researchers–some of them freethinkers or nonbelievers who reveal a decidedly atheistic perspective, and some of them believers seeking reform, justice, or a better understanding of various negative aspects of different religions–invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look […]

Evangelicals at the Ballot Box

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Evangelicals at the Ballot Box
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Evangelical Christians have fast become one of the most organized political power blocs of the decade. Who are these mainly Protestant, “born-again” voters and how have they changed the face of American politics? Evangelicals At The Ballot Box, veteran political analyst Albert Menendez’s ground-breaking study, reveals the voting patterns of various evangelical denominations to focus […]

Ethics Without God

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Ethics Without God
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A forceful refutation of the claim that one cannot behave morally without believing in God. However, Nielsen’s book leaves much to be desired: he does not address the issue of whether objective morality is more plausible on theism than on atheism.

Ethical Theory

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Ethical Theory
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Ethical Theory provides a fascinating and accessible selection of the most important work in contemporary moral philosophy. Divided into two parts, the first part deals with the question of objectivity in ethics and the viability of ‘moral realism.’ The second part deals with philosophical theories about how we ought to live, including utilitarianism, social contract […]

Ethical and Religious Thought in Analytic Philosophy of Language

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Ethical and Religious Thought in Analytic Philosophy of Language
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Philosopher Quentin Smith rejects the widespread view that analytic philosophy is indifferent to important questions about right and wrong and human meaning. In this probing book he provides the first critical history of analytic philosophy from its inception to the present day, boldly argues that analytic philosophy has always concerned itself with the central issues […]

Eternal Lovecraft : The Persistence of HPL in Popular Culture

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Eternal Lovecraft : The Persistence of HPL in Popular Culture
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Return to Arkham and behold the Old Gods in all their horrific darkness. Eighteen authors take a stab at interpreting the mythos of H.P. Lovecraft, master of a compelling style and setting so unique it has spawned a name — Lovecraftian — describing the unique blend of science fiction, fantasy, and horror that made him […]

Eternal Hostility : The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy

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Eternal Hostility : The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy
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Frederick Clarkson’s Eternal Hostility provides a chilling road map to a growing movement whose roots go back to the founding days of the country. Clarkson asks the reader to consider what it would be like if having an abortion was punishable by death, if gays and lesbians were thrown into jail, or if our constitutional […]

Essays and Aphorisms

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Essays and Aphorisms
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This selection of thoughts on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books, and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer’s last work, Parerga and Paralimpomena, which he published in 1851. No German philosopher had written so well or so readably before him, and none had propounded the atheistic view that everything may not be all for […]

Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties

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Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties
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This is the most extensive reference in print that presents proposed solutions to numerous arguments against Biblical inerrancy, presented in the order in which the “problems” appear in the Bible, including a full index. Skeptics should always be aware of how fundamentalists reconcile various Biblical contradictions and other problems before using such problems in debates, […]

Embracing the Power of Humanism

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Embracing the Power of Humanism
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Is life meaningful without religion? Can one be moral and not believe in God? While many Americans believe that God is necessary to secure moral order, Paul Kurtz argues that it is quite possible for rationalists and freethinkers to lead exemplary lives. Embracing the Power of Humanism is a collection of essays organized into five […]

Either/Or

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Kierkegaard’s brilliance lies in his ability to take such deeply personal experiences–love, lust, sorrow–and comment universally in a way that is at least unmatched in philosophy and probably in all of literature. He understood life in a way that seems obvious but is in fact merely fundamental to us all. The book is a collection […]

Early Mormonism and the Magic World View

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Early Mormonism and the Magic World View
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In this articulate and insightful book, D. Michael Quinn reconstructs the world view of an earlier age in America, finding ample evidence for treasure seeking and folk magic in Joseph Smith’s formative years. Folk magic was not unusual for the times and is important in understanding how Mormons may have interpreted developments. Quinn’s impressive research […]

E = mc2

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E = mc2
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Subtitled: A Biography of the World’s Most Famous Equation E=mc2. Just about everyone has at least heard of Albert Einstein’s formulation of 1905, which came into the world as something of an afterthought. But far fewer can explain his insightful linkage of energy to mass. David Bodanis offers an easily grasped gloss on the equation. […]

Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences

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Dying to Live: Near-Death Experiences
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Near-death experiences (NDEs) have remarkably similar characteristics the world over, leading many to cite them as proof of a hereafter. Blackmore, a British psychologist, carefully reviews the literature and her own research for something like an opposite claim. NDEs do indeed have universal aspects, but that’s because they manifest the chemistry of dying brains; what’s […]

Dreams of Millennium: Report from a Culture on the Brink

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Dreams of Millennium: Report from a Culture on the Brink
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“Anxiety about the impending millennium has wreaked havoc on the way we see ourselves and our world as evidenced by bizarre notions running the gamut from alien invasions from outer space to the apocalyptic coming of the Christ. Dreams Of Millennium: Report From A Culture On The Brink is an attempt to ease that anxiety […]
 
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