Reasonable Perspectives on Religion - 9780739141892

After the surprising publishing success of the so-called New Atheists, it has become clear that there is a market for critical discussions about religion. A religion is much more complex than a set of beliefs that cannot be proven. as the New Atheists argue. There is in fact, much more to religion and much more to the arguments about its truth claims

This book seeks to bring together a range of both critical and apologetic discussions examining some element or function of religion. While half of the contributors present views critical on some aspects of religion, the other half are apologetic in nature. seeking to defend or extend some particular religious argument. Covering a wide range of topics, including ethics, religious pluralism. the existence of God, and the reasonableness of Islam, these chapters all share arguments that are conveyed in care ful and scholarly ways In contrast to the unrcasonableness that creeps into discussions on religion in American society, their goal is to represent reasonable perspectives on a wide swath of contemporary religious debates.