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God Is A Symbol of Something True: Why You Don't Have to Choose Either a Literal Creator or A Blind, Indifferent Universe

God Is A Symbol of Something True: Why You Don't Have to Choose Either a Literal Creator or A Blind, Indifferent Universe

by Jack Call
God Is A Symbol of Something True: Why You Don't Have to Choose Either a Literal Creator or A Blind, Indifferent Universe

God Is A Symbol of Something True: Why You Don't Have to Choose Either a Literal Creator or A Blind, Indifferent Universe

by Jack Call

Overview

Much blood has been spilled and is still being spilled over the question, Is there such a thing as a true religion? To answer No, is to give up on religion. To answer Yes seems dangerous and naive. Yet there is a way of understanding religion that avoids the danger and is both emotionally and intellectually satisfying.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781846942440
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 11/16/2009
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vi

Chapter 1 Individualistic Religion What is religion, and is there a true one? 1

Chapter 2 Second Thoughts and a Reaffirmation What should we hope about the beginning and end of life? 13

Chapter 3 The True Religion and Christianity Do we hope we will be resurrected on Judgment Day? 20

Chapter 4 The God/Universe Problem How are we to conceive of God? 37

Chapter 5 The Problems of Evil and Suffering How can it be fundamentally all right that there is evil and suffering? 55

Chapter 6 Morality and Meaning Is it true that without God there would be no morality and no meaning? 66

Chapter 7 Individualistic Religion and Indeterminist Free Will How much are we in control? 80

Chapter 8 Salvation and Control Are we in control of our own salvation? 101

Chapter 9 The Importance of the Individual (Part I) Who am I? 114

Chapter 10 The Importance of the Individual (Part II) When did I begin? When will I end? 123

Epilogue 140

Notes 146

Bibliography 151

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