A wave of modern atheists have taken center stage and brought the long-standing debate about the existence of God back into the headlines. Spearheaded by Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens, this 'new atheism' has found a powerful place in today's culture wars. Although this movement has been billed as 'new,' the foundation of ...
Comprehensive and up-to-date, this new edition of "A Dictionary of Philosophy" spans 2500 years of philosophical thought, and offers an invaluable reference to the student of philosophy and the general reader alike. It has extensive coverage of modern as well as historical fields, encompassing personalities, terminology and vocabulary. It extends ...
This work looks at the forces shaping new media technologies, and their social, political and economic impacts. It approaches the new media as social and cultural forms that are transforming everything from commerce to communities, and from creative industries to cyberpolitics. New media developments are seen in this book as being shaped by ...
JESUS AND HIS CHURCH A STUDY OF THE IDEA OF THE ECCLESIA IN THE NEW TESTAMENT R. NEWTON FLEW THE ABINGDON PRESS NEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO Copyright, 1938, by R. NEWTON FLEW All rights - reserved-no part of tills book may t be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, cxtxj t by a reviewer who wishes to uuoto brie I ...
How does parapsychology differ from hard science? Since the origins of psychical research, parapsychology has been hard-pressed to convince sceptics that it is a legitimate science. This comprehensive collection of essays, edited by a distinguished philosopher and pioneering scholar in the field of parapsychological research, stimulates discussion ...
Practical reasoning and clear thinking are essential for everyone if we are to make sense of the information we receive each day. Being able to quickly know the difference between valid and invalid arguments, the contradictory versus the contrary, vagueness and ambiguity, contradiction and self-contradiction, the truthful and the fallacious, ...
This collection of essays by one of the world's most distinguished philosophers addresses the many and diverse aspects of atheistic humanism. Antony Flew begins his comprehensive study with 'Fundamentals of Unbelief', in which he argues that there is no good or sufficient natural reason to believe: that the universe was created by a conscious, ...
"Understanding Global Media" offers a comprehensive overview of global media production and circulation, drawing insight from a range of perspectives, including politics, political economy, media and cultural studies, and creative industries. Grounded in extensive case study material in order to illustrate key debates, the book analyzes media ...
In this classic primer to the philosophy of religion, Antony Flew subjects a wide range of philosophical arguments for the existence of the Christian God to intense critical scrutiny. However, the rumour in some circles is that Flew - long-time advocate of atheistic humanism - has become a theist. Judge for yourself.
Despite the perennial hope of life beyond the grave, Flew shows that there are insuperable difficulties in elucidating post-mortem survival on a rational basis. He analyses the three ways that philosophers of the past have attempted to get around these difficulties: the 'reconstitutionist way' (miraculous reassembly of our deceased bodies at some ...
A study, from a Free Church perspective of the tensions between Catholic and Protestant characteristics of Anglicanism, with an ecclesiological message applicable to all the churches. A study of Anglicanism from a Free Church perspective, highlighting the tension that exists between its Catholic and Protestant characteristics, but drawing ...
This work offers a reconsideration of political philosophy attacking the pursuit of what its pursuers call social justice. The world has seen the peaceful winning of the Cold War by the USA and its allies and the subsequent more or less successful attempts to establish democratically elected governments and propserous market economies in both the ...
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The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
