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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809841203321

Autore

Billington Ray

Titolo

Religion without God / / Ray Billington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2002

ISBN

1-134-60266-9

1-280-19260-7

0-203-25161-X

0-203-20664-9

9786610192601

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Disciplina

200

211.8

Soggetti

Atheism

Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Religion Without God; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 Clearing the decks; Chapter 2 Religion; Chapter 3 Images of God; Chapter 4 Why God?; Chapter 5 Mysticism; Chapter 6 Non-dualism in Hinduism; Chapter 7 Buddhism; Chapter 8 Taoism; Chapter 9 Profane religion; Chapter 10 Beyond good and evil; Chapter 11 Substance without form; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This criticism of theism, especially monotheism, questions the assumption that rejecting God means rejecting religion. Drawing on Western philosophical critiques of religion and non-theistic Eastern religions, Ray Billington shows how a religion without God could work.The concept of religion without God has informed not only the theories of Nietzsche, Kant and Spinoza, but also expressions of belief in Indian and Chinese religions-Hinduism, Theravada Buddhism Zen and Taoism. Concluding with a look at the ""the future of faith,"" this is a wide ranging and lucidly-written look at what it me