Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do BelieveAn inspiring and provocative exploration of an alternative to traditional religion Questions about the role of God and religion in today's world have never been more relevant or felt more powerfully. Many of us are searching for a place where we can find not only facts and scientific reason but also hope and moral courage. For some, answers are found in the divine. For others, including the New Atheists, religion is an "enemy." But in Good Without God, Greg Epstein presents another, more balanced and inclusive response: Humanism. He highlights humanity's potential for goodness and the ways in which Humanists lead lives of purpose and compassion. Humanism can offer the sense of community we want and often need in good times and bad—and it teaches us that we can lead good and moral lives without the supernatural, without higher powers . . . without God. |
Contents
A Brief History of Goodness Without God or a Short | 38 |
Why Be Good Without a God? Purpose and The Plague | 61 |
A HowTo Guide to the Ethics | 104 |
Can You Be Good with God? | 151 |
The Heart of Humanism | 169 |
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Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe Greg Epstein No preview available - 2009 |