01827cam a2200325 a 4500001001300000003000900013005001700022008004100039010001500080015001900095020002500114020002200139020002500161020002200186040003600208042001600244050002200260082001500282100001800297245008300315260003800398300002100436504006600457505036700523520050800890650003101398650001601429650001101445650004501456000042989178AU-EpEBC20170410102700.0080806s2009    enk      b    001 0 eng d  a2008017217  aGBA8A09662bnb  a9781405183628 (hbk.)  a1405183624 (hbk.)  a9781405183611 (pbk.)  a1405183616 (pbk.)  aStDuBDSbengcStDuBDSdUkdNEMB  aukblcatcopy00aBT1212b.R45 200904a261.212221 aReitan, Eric.10aIs God a delusion? :ba reply to religion's cultured despisers /cEric Reitan.  aOxford :bWiley-Blackwell,c2009.  a248 p. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [234]-240) and index.0 aOn religion and equivocation -- "The God hypothesis" and the concept of God -- Divine tyranny and the goodness of God -- Science, transcendence, and meaning -- Philosophy and God's existence, part I -- Philosophy and God's existence, part II -- Religious consciousness -- The substance of things hoped for -- Evil and the meaning of life -- The root of all evil?1 a"Is God a Delusion? addresses the philosophical underpinnings of the recent proliferation of popular books attacking religious beliefs. The book focuses primarily on charges leveled by recent critics that belief in God is irrational and that its nature ferments violence. It balances philosophical rigor and scholarly care with an engaging, accessible style, and offers a direct response to the crop of recent anti-religion bestsellers currently generating considerable public discussion."--BOOK JACKET. 0aGodxHistory of doctrines. 0aApologetics 0aTheism 0aBelief and doubtvCross-cultural studies