The Religion Of A Layman
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Author | : Geoffrey Layman |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780231120586 |
Employing a sizeable collection of data on party members, activists, and elites, Geoffrey Layman examines the role of religion in the Democratic and Republican parties, and the ways in which religion has influenced the political process from the early 1960s through the late 1990s.
Author | : C. Stephen Layman |
Publisher | : University of Notre Dame Pess |
Total Pages | : 381 |
Release | : 2022-03-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0268202044 |
This book explores a wide range of philosophical issues in their connection with theism, including views of free will, ethical theories, theories of mind, naturalism, and karma-plus-reincarnation. In this clear and logical guide, C. Stephen Layman takes up eight important philosophical questions about God: Does God exist? Why does God permit evil? Why think God is good? Why is God hidden? What is God’s relationship to ethics? Is divine foreknowledge compatible with human free will? Do humans have souls? Does reincarnation provide the best explanation of suffering? Based on more than thirty years of experience in teaching undergraduates and in leading philosophical discussions related to God, Layman has arranged the text to deal with each of these eight questions in one or two chapters apiece. Many philosophical works take up questions about God, but the chapters of this book plunge the reader very quickly into the arguments relevant to each question. Layman presents the arguments cogently and simply, yet without oversimplifying the issues. The book emphasizes strengths and weaknesses of both theism and its metaphysical rivals. Readers will gain a clearer understanding of theism and naturalism, and of their sometimes surprising implications. The book can be used as a text in philosophy of religion and introductory philosophy courses. Professional philosophers will find significant, novel arguments in many of the chapters.
Author | : V. P. Canton |
Publisher | : AuthorHouse |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2001-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0759667020 |
A Layman's Guide to Religion is a provocative, factual often-humorous personal study of evolution and religion. The author is unsparing in his contempt for all religions and cults and for the hypocritical rascals, the pied pipers who sidetrack their innocent victims, robbing many of them of their most productive years. The author finds those who claim to speak for God while defrauding the elderly of their life's savings especially loathsome. One scholar, who prefers anonymity, remarked after reading the manuscript, that when published, this one thin volume would contain more common sense than the hundred of thousand dusty works by so called theologians over the past several millennia. The comment was most gratifying as the author world rather have the admiration of one intelligent person whom the author highly regards than the admiration and even reverence of a billion fools! Bold, blunt and unflinching, this thin volume, cuts through millenia of B.S.! The author's purpose is not offend one religion but to denigrate all of them and, hopefully, replace religion with reason and common sense. Targeting historical unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner, and the role of evolution, the author shows where religion has today become a compost of hypocrisy and pretense and the root cause of all evil! Plainly, this volume contains "All You Ever Wanted To Know About Religion Before You Put The Subject To Rest And Get On With Your Life!"
Author | : Brian Hinkley |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2015-04-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1312978686 |
A book that lays bare the fallacy of religion. It makes an unmistakable statement on the personal effect religion has on the individual; and the damage inflicted on the cultural, political and economic life of the world's population. Arguments for and against religion, atheism and the philosophy of life are examined, but always geared towards the layman. Humour, and irreverent commentary, assists the reader to question Bible events, in a fashion that helps the ordinary person to understand religion from an atheist's perspective. The bogus claims made by religions, are dissected by the clever use of stories, quotes, and examining relevant sections of the Bible. Veiled sections of the Bible that most of the public either have never heard of, or don't believe exist are exposed. A provocative read to challenge both the religious and non-religious. It is concise and understandable. Agree or disagree, one thing all critics agree upon, it will make you think about life and religion.
Author | : Roger Sherman Galer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1921 |
Genre | : Christianity |
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Author | : Weldon Phillip Keller |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1982 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780871233134 |
Author | : John Dryden |
Publisher | : BoD - Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 74 |
Release | : 2024-02-27 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : |
"The Hind and the Panther" is a lengthy allegorical poem written by John Dryden, one of the leading literary figures of the Restoration period in England. The poem was written in 1687 and is a political and religious allegory that addresses the religious tensions of the time. The poem uses the allegorical figures of a hind (a female deer) and a panther to represent the conflicting religious beliefs of Roman Catholics and Anglicans in England. The hind, representing the Catholic Church, is persecuted, while the panther, representing the Church of England, is depicted as the true and tolerant church. Dryden's poem explores complex theological and political issues, including the debates between Catholics and Protestants and the broader context of the Glorious Revolution. The poem is written in a variety of verse forms, including heroic couplets, and reflects Dryden's mastery of language and poetic technique. "The Hind and the Panther" is considered one of Dryden's major works, and its intricate allegory and political commentary make it a significant piece in the literature of the late 17th century. Readers interested in the historical and religious context of the time may find this poem to be a rich and challenging exploration of those themes.
Author | : William Ellis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1857 |
Genre | : Christianity |
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Author | : William ELLIS (Author of “Outlines of Social Economy.”.) |
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Total Pages | : 520 |
Release | : 1857 |
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Author | : John Dryden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1808 |
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