02995nam 2200733Ia 450 991078382690332120230607220551.01-134-60266-91-280-19260-70-203-25161-X0-203-20664-99786610192601(CKB)1000000000253231(EBL)180060(OCoLC)252712744(SSID)ssj0000235552(PQKBManifestationID)11229350(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235552(PQKBWorkID)10264518(PQKB)10367594(SSID)ssj0000365185(PQKBManifestationID)12102808(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365185(PQKBWorkID)10401644(PQKB)10671369(SSID)ssj0000308071(PQKBManifestationID)12080529(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308071(PQKBWorkID)10251028(PQKB)11221351(MiAaPQ)EBC180060(Au-PeEL)EBL180060(CaPaEBR)ebr10053611(CaONFJC)MIL19260(EXLCZ)99100000000025323120040625d2002 my 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReligion without God[electronic resource] /Ray BillingtonLondon ;New York Routledgec20021 online resource (161 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-21786-5 0-415-21785-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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 meAtheismReligionAtheism.Religion.200211.8Billington Ray554966MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783826903321Religion without God3742251UNINA