Saving God by Mark Johnston
Argues that God needs to be saved not only from the distortions of the 'undergraduate atheists' (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris) but from the idolatrous tendencies of religion itself.
The non-fiction book I most enjoyed this year might be a stocking-stuffer for both atheists and believers (it is slightly more likely to appeal to the former, but would certainly intrigue believers willing to think about their belief)It is Saving God: Religion After Idolatry (Princeton University Press), by the Princeton philosopher Mark Johnston. This book demolishes, with far greater precision and elegance than anything by Richard Dawkins. -- James Wood, New Yorker Outstanding. -- Alan Wolfe, National Interest This accessible, sophisticated, and thoughtful work will be an important addition to collections of both philosophy and theology. -- Choice [A]n astonishing book... [A] daring blend of human depth and philosophical originality. -- Tony Coady, Australian Book Review Saving God is a rich and provocative book... I found Saving God to be original, complex and insightful. However one reacts to Johnston's naturalistic reinterpretation of Christianity and the other monotheisms, one may still applaud his rejection of idolatrous uses of religion to serve human ends. -- Lynne Rudder Baker, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews This witty and philosophically subtle book is ... very Maimonidean in its thoroughgoing rejection of superstition and idolatry as an offense to true religion. -- Menachem Kellner, Jewish Review of Books Surviving Death and Saving God both provided me with intellectual pleasure of a high order, even though I found many of the author's conclusions false and some morally repugnant. Johnston is the kind of atheist it's good for Christians to read, because he is intelligent, intellectually energetic, and serious about what he engages, and because he shows very clearly just where fastidiousness leads. -- Paul J. Griffiths, Commonweal
Mark Johnston is the Walter Cerf Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University and the author of "Surviving Death" (Princeton).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691143941 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691143943 |
| Title | Saving God |
| Author | Mark Johnston |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2009-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Prizes | Winner of American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion 2010, Runner-up for Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2010 |
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