Is goodness without God good enough? : a debate on faith, secularism, and ethics
"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."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2009
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md., ©2009
viii, 220 pages ; 24 cm
9780742551701, 9780742551718, 0742551709, 0742551717
214065389
Introduction / Robert K. Garcia and Nathan L. King
The Kurtz/Craig Debate : is goodness without God good enough? / Paul Kurtz and William Lane Craig
A moral argument for the existence of God / C. Stephen Layman
Atheism as perfect piety / Louise Antony
Is moral goodness without God rationally stable? / John Hare
Why traditional theism cannot provide an adequate foundation for morality / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Theism, atheism, and the explanation of moral value / Mark C. Murphy
Empty and ultimately meaningless gestures? / Donald C. Hubin
What difference does God make to morality? / Richard Swinburne
This most gruesome of guests / a response by William Lane Craig
Ethics without God : theism versus secular humanism / a response by Paul Kurtz
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