Between faith and doubt : dialogues on religion and reason /
Hick, John,1922-
Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
This short book is a lively dialogue between a religious believer and a skeptic. It covers all the main issues including different ideas of God, the good and bad in religion, religious experience and neuroscience, pain and suffering, death and life after death, and includes interesting autobiographical revelations.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-173) and index.
Defining the issue : naturalism vs. religion -- Can God's existence be proved? -- What do we mean by God? -- Religion without transcendence? -- Religious experience -- Trusting religious experience -- Despite the religious contradictions? -- Neuroscience and religious experience -- More on neuroscience -- Implications for Christianity -- Implications for islam -- The religions : good or bad? -- Suffering and wickedness -- Life after death? -- Cosmic optimism.
This short book is a lively dialogue between a religious believer and a skeptic. It covers all the main issues including different ideas of God, the good and bad in religion, religious experience and neuroscience, pain and suffering, death and life after death, and includes interesting autobiographical revelations.
Belief and doubt.
Skepticism.
Faith.
God.
Religion.