Atheisms - The Philosophy of Non-Belief

Questions about how to negotiate belief and non-belief in social and public spheres are attracting an increasing amount of attention from academics in a range of disciplines, and from concerned members of the public.

List of contents

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Introduction: Atheisms and the Power to be Confronted
Harriet A. Harris
1 A Quantum of Solace and a Heap of Doubt
Carl-Reinhold Bråkenhielm
2 Stepping Stone to Atheism?: The Instability of Agnosticism
Robin le Poidevin
3 A New Theist Meets Two Atheists
Jeanine Diller
4 Can an Atheist Display Religiously Significant Attitudes?
Max Baker-Hytch
5 Doxastic and Nondoxastic Atheisms
Christopher Jay
6 Atheists and Idolaters: The Case of John Wren-Lewis (1923–2006)
Stephen R. L. Clark
7 How to Not think about God
Michael McGhee
8 Atheist Aesthetics: A Critical Response
Daniel Gustaffson
9 Belief, Unbelief and Mystery
Karen Kilby
Appendix: Mapping Agnosticism: Comment Inspired by Robin Le Poidevin’s 'Stepping Stone to Atheism? The Instability of Agnosticism'
Jeanine Diller
Index

About the author

Harriet A. Harris is Head of the award-winning Multi-faith and Belief Chaplaincy, and Honorary Fellow of the School of Divinity, at the University of Edinburgh; formerly a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford, and a Lecturer in Theology at the University of Exeter.
Victoria S. Harrison is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Macau, China. Until 2016, she was Reader in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, where she was also Director of the Forum for Philosophy and Religion.

Summary

Questions about how to negotiate belief and non-belief in social and public spheres are attracting an increasing amount of attention from academics in a range of disciplines, and from concerned members of the public.

Product details

• Assisted by: Harriet A. Harris (Editor), Victoria S. Harrison (Editor), Harrison Victoria S. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032470986
• ISBN: 978-1-032-47098-6
• No. of pages: 184
• Weight: 300 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: The British Society for the Philosophy of Religion Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Atheism, RELIGION / Agnosticism, Religion: general, Philosophy of religion, Agnosticism and atheism, Agnosticism & Atheism