The Religious Case Against Belief by James P Carse
An insightful explanation for why belief-not religion-keeps us in a perilous state of willful ignorance Through careful, creative analysis, James P. Carse's The Religious Case Against Belief reveals a surprising truth: What is currently criticized as religion is, in fact, the territory of belief. Looking to both historical and contemporary crises, Carse distinguishes religion from belief systems and pinpoints how the closed-mindedness and hostility of belief has corrupted religion and spawned violence the world over. Drawing on the lessons of Galileo, Martin Luther, Abraham Lincoln, and Jesus Christ, Carse creates his own brand of parable and establishes a new vocabulary with which to study conflict in the modern world. Carse uses his wide-ranging understanding of religion to find a viable and vital path away from what he calls the Age of Faith I and toward open-ended global dialogue.
Carse, James: - James P. Carse is Professor Emeritus of history and literature of religion at New York University. A winner of the University's Great Teacher Award, he is author of The Religious Case Against Belief (2008) and Breakfast at the Victory: The Mysticism of Ordinary Experience (1994). Carse lives in New York City and Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781594201691 |
| ISBN 10 | 1594201692 |
| Title | The Religious Case Against Belief |
| Author | James P Carse |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Press |
| Year published | 2008-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 227 |
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