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200 10$aReligion without God$b[electronic resource] /$fRay Billington
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$dc2002
215   $a1 online resource (161 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; 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
330   $aThis 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
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