Is Goodness without God Good Enough?: A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics

ISBN 10: 0742551709 / ISBN 13: 9780742551701

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Is Goodness without God Good Enough?: A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742551709
• ISBN 13: 9780742551701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media_often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral life is unmotivated. At the other end are those who think that religious belief is unnecessary for_and even a threat to_ethical knowledge and the moral life. This volume provides an accessible, charitable discussion that represents a range of views along this spectrum. The book begins with a lively debate between Paul Kurtz and William Lane Craig on the question, Is goodness without God good enough? Kurtz defends the affirmative position and Craig the negative. Following the debate are new essays by prominent scholars. These essays comment on the debate and advance the broader discussion of religion and morality. The book closes with final responses from Kurtz and Craig.

About the Author

William Lane Craig is a Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and at Houston Baptist University, USA. He has authored or edited over forty books, including Theism, Atheism, and Big Bang Cosmology (1995), God, Time, and Eternity (2001), and God Over All (2016), as well as over 150 articles in journals such as The Journal of Philosophy, American Philosophical Quarterly, Philosophical Studies, Philosophy, and British Journal for Philosophy of Science.