Author : Simon Critchley
Release : 2014-02-04
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 686/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Faith of the Faithless by : Simon Critchley
Download or read book The Faith of the Faithless written by Simon Critchley. This book was released on 2014-02-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The return to religion has arguably become the dominant theme of contemporary culture. Somehow, the secular age seems to have been replaced by a new era where political action flows directly from theological, indeed cosmic, conflict. The Faith of the Faithless lays out the philosophical and political framework of this idea and seeks to find a way beyond it. Should we defend a version of secularism or quietly accept the slide into theism? Or is there another way?