| Secularism: The Hidden Origins of Disbelief Contributor(s): King, Mike (Author) |
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ISBN: 0227172450 ISBN-13: 9780227172452 Publisher: James Clarke Company OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: Spirituality is a difficult subject in the modern world. Religions are often derided or marginalized and public figures, such as Richard Dawkins, challenge those who admit to a belief in God. In his book, King discusses the cultural and spiritual changes that led to this more secular worldview. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion & Science - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Religion | Atheism |
| Dewey: 211.6 |
| LCCN: 2008411248 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.15" W x 9.32" (1.00 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spirituality is a difficult subject in the modern world. Everywhere, from popular media to the university, from the bookshelf to the dinner table, religions are derided or marginalised and public figures, such as Richard Dawkins, set upon anyone who admits to a belief in God. It seems that science and religion are fundamentally at odds and that a mutual respect is unacceptable to either in their parallel pursuit of 'truth'. Yet the majority of Enlightenment authors engaged with both science and spirituality and did not lose their faith. Today we tend to see these authors as not having applied full scientific rigour to their religious beliefs, but are we correct in dismissing this aspect of their lives so easily? In Secularism, Mike King examines the elements of religion, philosophy and science which have contributed to an almost total disavowal of spirituality by contemporary western intellectuals. He engages with a wide range of thinkers, including Pythagoras, Marx, Spinoza, Darwin and Nietzsche, and incorporates detailed studies of a variety of 'spiritual' leaders, some of whom readers are unlikely to have considered in this way before, to uncover why the western world no longer has any interest in devotion or accords it any respect. |
