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God: All That Matters
Mark Vernon writes with sharp insight and a generous understanding of how humans search and create meanings to sustain their lives' - Madeleine Bunting, Guardian. Why doesn't God go away? God: All That Matters, by philosopher Mark Vernon, suggests that there is something odd about the way God is discussed today. It is often as if the divine were being examined in a test tube, in a search for empirical and objective confirmation of his/her existence. Yet, for people of faith, the experience of God is nothing if not subjectively real; they know God, in-so-far as they do, in their lives. Vernon therefore looks to move the argument on from the debates between atheist and religious fundamentalists, to look at how people through time have looked for, experienced, and explained God - in suffering, in nature, in morality, in peak experiences, in goodness, in the future and in love. This accessible and concise book will appeal to both students and general readers, giving a fascinating introduction to a wide range of perspectives on God.
Book Details
- Publisher: All That Matters
- Publish Date: Jun 29th, 2012
- Pages: 143
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 6.90in - 5.00in - 0.70in - 0.50lb
- EAN: 9781444156690
- Categories: • Atheism• Comparative Religion• Religious
About the Author
Mark Vernon (London, England) is one of the UK's leading popular philosophers. He has written a number of successful books, including most recently 'How to Be an Agnostic'. His writing appears regularly in the Guardian and the Evening Standard, and he is a well-known figure on the literary festival circuit as both an interviewer and an guest. He has PhD's in both theology and philosophy (from Oxford and Durham). He is a founder of the School of Life, based in London.
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Praise for this book
A light-footed scoot through theologies both ancient and (post)modern.--Steven Poole, The Guardian
Very accessible and readable.--The Tablet
One of the most thoughtful, accessible and lucid popular philosophers writing today.--Julian Baggini, Editor of The Philosopher's Magazine
Mark Vernon has an unparallelled ability to convey profound philosophical ideas in a manner that is both accessible and personal but also rigorous and challenging. Behind the friendly, humorous writing is an acute sense of what is truly relevant to us today.--Raymond Tallis, author of The Kingdom of Infinite Space
He defends ambiguity and undecidability with an almost Evangelical zeal. And because he writes with such a delicate blend of deft coolness on the one hand, and fervour on the other, many are likely to be both enchanted and persuaded by his apologetics.--Church Times on After Atheist
A very informative and useful little book.--Church Times