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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Humanist & secular alternatives to religion

Humanism and the Challenge of Difference (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Anthony B Pinn Humanism and the Challenge of Difference (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Anthony B Pinn
R2,898 Discovery Miles 28 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the implication of diversity for humanism. Through the insights of academics and activists, it highlights both the successes and failures related to diversity marking humanism in the US and internationally. It offers a timely depiction of how humanism in general as well as how particular humanist communities have wrestled with the nature of our changing world, and the issues that surface in relationship to markers of difference.

God Can'T (Hardcover): Thomas Jay Oord God Can'T (Hardcover)
Thomas Jay Oord
R1,351 Discovery Miles 13 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
God Can't - How to Believe in God and Love after Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils (Paperback): Thomas Jay Oord God Can't - How to Believe in God and Love after Tragedy, Abuse, and Other Evils (Paperback)
Thomas Jay Oord
R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The End(s) of Religion - A History of How the Study of Religion Makes Religion Irrelevant (Paperback): Eric Bain-Selbo The End(s) of Religion - A History of How the Study of Religion Makes Religion Irrelevant (Paperback)
Eric Bain-Selbo
R1,257 Discovery Miles 12 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Eric Bain-Selbo argues that the study of religion—from philosophers to psychologists, and historians of religion to sociologists—has separated out the “ends” or goals of religion and thus created the conditions by which institutional religion is increasingly irrelevant in contemporary Western culture. There is ample evidence that institutional religion is in trouble, and little evidence that it will strengthen in the future, giving some reason to believe that we are in the process of seeing the end of religion. At the same time, various cultural practices have met in the past and continue to meet today certain fundamental human needs—needs that we might identify as religious that now are being fulfilled through what Bain-Selbo calls the “religion of culture.” The End(s) of Religion traces the way that the very study of religion has led to institutional religion being viewed as just one human institution that can address our particular “religious” needs rather than the sole institution to do so. In turn, ultimately we can begin to see how other institutions or forms of culture can function to serve these same needs or “ends.”

The Dawkins Letters - Revised Edition - Challenging Atheist Myths (Paperback, Revised edition): David Robertson The Dawkins Letters - Revised Edition - Challenging Atheist Myths (Paperback, Revised edition)
David Robertson
R180 R146 Discovery Miles 1 460 Save R34 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When Richard Dawkins published "The God Delusion," David Robertson wanted an intelligent Christian response - and so he wrote it. This honest book draws on Robertson's experience as a debater, letter writer, pastor and author to clarify the questions and the answers for thinkers and seekers, and to respond to Dawkins in a gentle spirit.

Being Godless - Ethnographies of Atheism and Non-Religion (Hardcover): Roy Llera Blanes, Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic Being Godless - Ethnographies of Atheism and Non-Religion (Hardcover)
Roy Llera Blanes, Galina Oustinova-Stjepanovic
R3,675 Discovery Miles 36 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing on ethnographic inquiry and the anthropological literature on doubt and atheism, this volume explores people's reluctance to pursue religion. The contributors capture the experiences of godless people and examine their perspectives on the role of religion in their personal and public lives. In doing so, the volume contributes to a critical understanding of the processes of disengagement from religion and reveals the challenges and paradoxes that godless people face.

Modern Madness - Rhymes Against Humanity (Paperback): Ross Adamson Modern Madness - Rhymes Against Humanity (Paperback)
Ross Adamson
R341 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R58 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How to See Religion Differently (Paperback): Luke Pemberton How to See Religion Differently (Paperback)
Luke Pemberton
R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Ever felt confused about religious belief but reluctant to question it? Ever considered that religious beliefs may in fact be less than wholesome, but weren't sure how to ponder them? Well this book will help. Written by someone who attended religious schools all his life, studied theology, and was a committed believer for many years, the author will walk you through his journey from belief to full-blown scepticism. Easy-to-read, and containing over 200 drawings, this book will help give you clarity of mind and a sense of liberation allowing you to move forward in life with new found confidence and self-acceptance. Pick up a copy of 'How to See Religion Differently' today and see why it's better to be an amazing primate than a fallen angel, why religion is like a teddy bear, why God would be unfriended on social media today, and why religion should fall foul of advertising standard guidelines.

The Natural History of the Ten Commandments (Paperback): Ernest Thompson Seton The Natural History of the Ten Commandments (Paperback)
Ernest Thompson Seton
R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Faitheist - How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious (Hardcover): Chris Stedman Faitheist - How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious (Hardcover)
Chris Stedman
R635 R516 Discovery Miles 5 160 Save R119 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The popularity of the 'New Atheist' movement speaks to both the growing ranks of atheists as well as their vehement disdain for religion. In 'Faitheist', Chris Stedman challenges the orthodoxies of this movement and makes a passionate arguement that atheists should learn to respect religious identity while remaining secular.

Humanism in a Non-Humanist World (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): Monica R. Miller Humanism in a Non-Humanist World (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Monica R. Miller
R3,808 Discovery Miles 38 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings together a diverse and wide-ranging group of thinkers to forge unsuspecting conversations across the humanist and non-humanist divide. How should humanism relate to a non-humanist world? What distinguishes "humanism" from the "non-humanist?" Readers will encounter a wide-range of perspectives on the terms bringing together this volume, where "Humanism" "Non-Humanist" and "World" are not taken for granted, but instead, tackled from a wide variety of perspectives, spaces, discourses, and approaches. This volume offers both a pragmatic and scholarly account of these terms and worldviews allowing for multiple points of analytical and practical points of entry into the unfolding dialogue between humanism and the non-humanist world. In this way, this volume is attentive to both theoretically and historically grounded inquiry and applied practical application.

The New Atheism, Myth, and History - The Black Legends of Contemporary Anti-Religion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Nathan Johnstone The New Atheism, Myth, and History - The Black Legends of Contemporary Anti-Religion (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Nathan Johnstone
R3,403 Discovery Miles 34 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the misuse of history in New Atheism and militant anti-religion. It looks at how episodes such as the Witch-hunt, the Inquisition, and the Holocaust are mythologized to present religion as inescapably prone to violence and discrimination, whilst the darker side of atheist history, such as its involvement in Stalinism, is denied. At the same time, another constructed history-that of a perpetual and one-sided conflict between religion and science/rationalism-is commonly used by militant atheists to suggest the innate superiority of the non-religious mind. In a number of detailed case studies, the book traces how these myths have long been overturned by historians, and argues that the New Atheism's cavalier use of history is indicative of a troubling approach to the humanities in general. Nathan Johnstone engages directly with the God debate at an academic level and contributes to the emerging study of non-religion as a culture and an identity.

Atheism on Trial - Refuting the Modern Arguments Against God (Paperback): Louis Markos Atheism on Trial - Refuting the Modern Arguments Against God (Paperback)
Louis Markos
R430 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R51 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Answers You Need for the Tough Questions About Your Faith Atheists are launching a new wave of attacks against Christianity and faith in God. It's hard to know how to handle their claims that they have a more enlightened, scientific, and sophisticated worldview. How can you respond with precision to arguments against your faith? With instructive clarity, Dr. Louis Markos confronts the modern-day atheists' claims that new evidence disproves the existence of God. In fact, you will find that the "proof" they peddle is not new at all. Rather, they recycle claims that have already been disproven by Christian thinkers of the past...claims that you can silence today with the same solid logic. Equip yourself to defend your beliefs from a deep well of knowledge and conviction. Stand in confidence that the trial of public opinion versus universal truth has already been held-and God is the victor.

Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None (Paperback): Friedrich Nietzsche Thus Spake Zarathustra - A Book for All and None (Paperback)
Friedrich Nietzsche; Translated by Thomas Common; Introduction by Elizabeth Foerster Nietzsche; Notes by Anthony M. Ludovici
R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hard Atheism and the Ethics of Desire - An Alternative to Morality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Joel Marks Hard Atheism and the Ethics of Desire - An Alternative to Morality (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Joel Marks
R3,351 Discovery Miles 33 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book challenges the widespread assumption that the ethical life and society must be moral in any objective sense. In his previous works, Marks has rejected both the existence of such a morality and the need to maintain verbal, attitudinal, practical, and institutional remnants of belief in it. This book develops these ideas further, with emphasis on constructing a positive alternative. Calling it "desirism", Marks illustrates what life and the world would be like if we lived in accordance with our rational desires rather than the dictates of any actual or pretend morality, neither overlaying our desires with moral sanction nor attempting to override them with moral strictures. Hard Atheism and the Ethics of Desire also argues that atheism thereby becomes more plausible than the so-called New Atheism that attempts to give up God and yet retain morality.

Organized Secularism in the United States - New Directions in Research (Hardcover): Ryan T. Cragun, Christel Manning, Lori L.... Organized Secularism in the United States - New Directions in Research (Hardcover)
Ryan T. Cragun, Christel Manning, Lori L. Fazzino
R3,990 Discovery Miles 39 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There has been a dramatic increase in the percentage of the US population that is not religious. However, there is, to date, very little research on the social movement that is organizing to serve the needs of and advocate for the nonreligious in the US. This is a book about the rise and structure of organized secularism in the United States. By organized secularism we mean the efforts of nonreligious individuals to build institutions, networks, and ultimately a movement that serves their interests in a predominantly religious society. Researchers from various fields address questions such as: What secularist organizations exist? Who are the members of these organizations? What kinds of organizations do they create? What functions do these organizations provide for their members? How do the secularist organizations of today compare to those of the past? And what is their likely impact on the future of secularism? For anyone trying to understand the rise of the nonreligious in the US, this book will provide valuable insights into organized efforts to normalize their worldview and advocate for their equal treatment in society.

The Secular Paradox - On the Religiosity of the Not Religious (Hardcover): Joseph Blankholm The Secular Paradox - On the Religiosity of the Not Religious (Hardcover)
Joseph Blankholm
R2,053 Discovery Miles 20 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A radically new way of understanding secularism which explains why being secular can seem so strangely religious For much of America’s rapidly growing secular population, religion is an inescapable source of skepticism and discomfort. It shows up in politics and in holidays, but also in common events like weddings and funerals. In The Secular Paradox, Joseph Blankholm argues that, despite their desire to avoid religion, nonbelievers often seem religious because Christianity influences the culture around them so deeply. Relying on several years of ethnographic research among secular activists and organized nonbelievers in the United States, the volume explores how very secular people are ambivalent toward belief, community, ritual, conversion, and tradition. As they try to embrace what they share, secular people encounter, again and again, that they are becoming too religious. And as they reject religion, they feel they have lost too much. Trying to strike the right balance, secular people alternate between the two sides of their ambiguous condition: absolutely not religious and part of a religion-like secular tradition. Blankholm relies heavily on the voices of women and people of color to understand what it means to live with the secular paradox. The struggles of secular misfits—the people who mis-fit normative secularism in the United States—show that becoming secular means rejecting parts of life that resemble Christianity and embracing a European tradition that emphasizes reason and avoids emotion. Women, people of color, and secular people who have left non-Christian religions work against the limits and contradictions of secularism to create new ways of being secular that are transforming the American religious landscape. They are pioneering the most interesting and important forms of secular “religiosity” in America today.

Humanism and Technology - Opportunities and Challenges (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Anthony B Pinn Humanism and Technology - Opportunities and Challenges (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Anthony B Pinn
R2,888 Discovery Miles 28 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book interrogates the ways in which new technological advances impact the thought and practices of humanism. Chapters investigate the social, political, and cultural implications of the creation and use of advanced forms of technology, examining both defining benefits and potential dangers. Contributors also discuss technology's relationship to and impact on the shifting definitions we hold for humankind. International and multi-disciplinary in nature and scope, the volume presents an exploration of humanism and technology that is both racially diverse and gender sensitive. With great depth and self-awareness, contributors offer suggestions for how humanists and humanist organizations might think about and relate to technology in a rapidly changing world. More broadly, the book offers a critical humanistic interrogation of the concept of "progress" especially as it relates to technological advancement.

The Necessary Poetics of Atheism - Essays and Poems (Paperback): Martin Espada, Lauren Marie Schmidt, J. D. Schraffenberger The Necessary Poetics of Atheism - Essays and Poems (Paperback)
Martin Espada, Lauren Marie Schmidt, J. D. Schraffenberger
R302 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R55 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Reluctant Apostate - Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Comes at a Price (Paperback): Lloyd Evans The Reluctant Apostate - Leaving Jehovah's Witnesses Comes at a Price (Paperback)
Lloyd Evans
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Joinings (Paperback): MR Stuart Aken Joinings (Paperback)
MR Stuart Aken; Illustrated by Heather Murphy
R646 Discovery Miles 6 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When a misjudged omen undermines a tyrant's rule, how will he ensure his survival? When the Skyfire arrives early, Dagla Kaz sets out for the ancient homeland to harvest a new Godwood and exchange Virgin Gifts. He must lead his pilgrims hundreds of leagues over pirate-infested seas, across hostile lands, and return triumphant before the seared sky dies back to normality. In his father's absence, the renegade Aklon risks torture and death to bring justice to the people. Mindtalk with a wise woman on the distant mainland has opened his eyes to the evil underlying the society he inhabits. And, whilst seeking truth, he finds a soulmate in the most unexpected place. Seeing his daughter Tumalind wrongly chosen as a Virgin Gift, religious fanatic Aglydron follows the mission to right the wrong. Okkyntalah, her betrothed, helps kidnap the rightful victim to take her over unknown seas and lands, facing violent death at the end of their journey.

On God's Existence - Traditional and New Arguments (Paperback): John J. Pasquini On God's Existence - Traditional and New Arguments (Paperback)
John J. Pasquini
R1,147 Discovery Miles 11 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Philosophy and the advances in cosmology, neurology, molecular biology, and the social sciences have made the convincing and converging arguments for God's existence more probable than ever in history. On God's Existence is concise summary of these arguments as well as new arguments inspired by the advances of the sciences.

Fifty-Two of the Best! - Selected Highlights from Rod Fleming's World (Book): Rod Fleming Fifty-Two of the Best! - Selected Highlights from Rod Fleming's World (Book)
Rod Fleming
R468 R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Save R48 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Convergence (Paperback): MR Stuart Aken Convergence (Paperback)
MR Stuart Aken; Illustrated by Heather Murphy
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brief Candle in the Dark - My Life in Science (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Richard Dawkins Brief Candle in the Dark - My Life in Science (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Richard Dawkins
R795 R705 Discovery Miles 7 050 Save R90 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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