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Towards Better Disagreement: Religion and Atheism in Dialogue de Paul Hedges

Towards Better Disagreement: Religion and Atheism in Dialogue

Autor Paul Hedges
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 sep 2016

Această monografie semnată de Paul Hedges propune o schimbare radicală de paradigmă în dezbaterea dintre credincioși și non-credincioși, invitând la o mediere care depășește simpla apologetică. Observăm că autorul nu se limitează la o analiză abstractă, ci abordează frontal teme sensibile: presupusa imoralitate a ateilor, mitul conform căruia religia este sursa principală a conflictelor armate și tensiunea istorică dintre rigoarea științifică și dogmă. Volumul reușește să demonteze stereotipurile care alimentează „războiul” cultural dintre rațiune și credință, oferind un teren comun de interacțiune.

Descoperim aici o structură riguroasă, organizată în opt capitole ce ghidează cititorul de la contextul dezbaterii și interpretarea textelor sacre, până la rolul figurilor de autoritate, precum Iisus, și impactul religiei asupra percepției de gen. Cartea extinde cadrul propus de Religion and Atheism de Anthony Carroll prin integrarea unor perspective practice din zone mai puțin explorate în dialogul clasic, precum păgânismul sau statutul animalelor non-umane în univers. În contextul operei sale anterioare, Towards Better Disagreement rafinează conceptele din Christian Approaches to Other Faiths, mutând accentul de la o perspectivă pur teologică spre una interdisciplinară și post-seculară. Stilul este precis și academic, dar accesibil, evitând jargonul inutil pentru a facilita o înțelegere profundă a diversității religioase contemporane.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781785920578
ISBN-10: 178592057X
Pagini: 176
Dimensiuni: 161 x 216 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Colecția Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricărui cititor deschis la minte care dorește să înțeleagă rădăcinile dezacordurilor dintre atei și credincioși. Este un instrument esențial pentru studenții în teologie, sociologie sau filozofie, oferind argumente documentate pentru a depăși impasul polemic. Veți câștiga o perspectivă clară asupra modului în care dialogul onest poate funcționa într-o societate fracturată, transformând conflictul în colaborare etică.

Despre autor

Paul Hedges este conferențiar în studii interreligioase la RSIS, Nanyang Technological University din Singapore, având o carieră academică vastă în Marea Britanie, Canada și China. Specialist recunoscut în teologia religiilor, Hedges face parte din consiliul editorial al Journal of Religious History. Opera sa se concentrează pe intersecția dintre viziunile asupra lumii și necesitatea dialogului în societățile diverse, fiind autorul unor volume de referință precum Controversies in Interreligious Dialogue and the Theology of Religions. Expertiza sa academică fundamentează abordarea echilibrată din lucrarea de față.

Descriere

Are atheists immoral? Does religion cause conflict? Is religion always opposed to science?

Boldly paving the way for constructive dialogue between atheists and religious believers, Paul Hedges tackles issues such as the treatment of women, the idea of a pure and empirical realm of 'science', and the association of religion with violence and warfare, debunking the myths and exposing the futility of the battle between 'reason' and 'belief'.

Threading deftly between atheism, the major world religions of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, and smaller groups such as Paganism, Hedges demonstrates a vast scope for agreement and interaction between them which will call to every open minded reader.

Recenzii

This is a terrific little book! I don't know how you managed to cover so many key issues so clearly and in such a short space. You have done a remarkably good job: the writing is clear and accessible; to my mind your tone is perfect because you emphasize that you want to engage with people, but that, like them, you do have opinions; this is one of the few times I really liked boxes because they provided short, pertinent examples instead of interrupting the text. I would use this text, in fact I would like to use this text for a class I am giving in the spring, so I wish it were already published! I very much liked your introductory discussion about faith vs. reason. That is such an important issue, and you covered it beautifully with excellent examples and thought experiments... This was a most enjoyable read.
Judicious, informed, and fair - Paul Hedges doesn't simply compare and contrast the different worldview of atheists and believers, but goes behind them. Taking all the major religions into account, Hedges creates a map of areas of analysis that illuminates and clarifies the debates. It is a compelling tour de force. In this book, Hedges becomes the sage guide that our polarized age desperately needs.
Towards Better Disagreement: Religion and Atheism in Dialogue is a thoughtful and compassionate review of the differences between those who find some spiritual sense and meaning to existence and those that do not. It is marked by a gentle courtesy towards disputants, without at all ignoring or belittling genuine disagreements. What makes it remarkably valuable, both for the more general reader as well as the student, is the wide range of issues covered from questions about the founders of religion (like Jesus) to contemporary problems of much concern including sex and gender, and the nature and place of animals. Highly recommended.
This book paves the way for both theists and atheists to relate to each other in a more nuanced and meaningful way. It is a much needed resource for all who are interested in laying the foundations for robust dialogues between the religious and non-religious communities beyond presumptions and prejudices.
Paul Hedges is an extraordinarily fluent, courteous and wise writer. He covers a great deal of ground with admirable brevity and clarity.
The result is a readable and accessible book that I shall be commending to my students here at Sarum College. In particular I think that it would be of practical use to A-level students or undergraduates wanting to explore the nature of religion. This text will certainly inform the development of our learning life here in Sarum College.

Those engaged in inter-religious dialogue will find much of the analysis offered thought-provoking and constructive, and it may well point to the face that in discussions there should be room for a sensitive atheist perspective as well.
This book is timely, and the intention behind it is to be applauded.
- Richard Norman, University of Kent

While the book is compact, it manages to cover a good deal of material with lucidity and conciseness. The format of the book also makes it highly accessible, with summary boxes that succinctly condense the main points.
This work would be useful to students at an undergraduate level seeking to understand more about religion and its dialogue with atheism.

Paul hedges's study is an important one in our fractious time, offering excellent consideration of meaningful dialogue between the secular and the religious that goes beyond apologetics (both religious and secular), as it seeks common ground for shared engagement in the world.

Cuprins

1. Setting the Debate in Context. 2. Books and Beliefs: Choosing and Interpreting Texts. 3. Authority Figures: Jesus and the Others. 4. God, Gods and Reality. 5. Religions: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. 6. Women, Bodies and Gender. 7. Human Animals, Non-human Animals, and the Universe Around Us. 8. Living in a Religiously Diverse, Post-Christian and Post-Secular World. Further Reading. Index.