1st Edition

Reasoning about God An Introduction to Thinking Logically about Religion

By Harry J Gensler Copyright 2022
188 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

188 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Reasoning about God is an introduction to philosophy of religion, meeting college students where they are with their own doubts and questions. Each chapter begins with a passage from a fictional student, who raises intellectual problems against God, which is followed by the author’s informed and easy-to-understand analysis. This debate structure allows student readers to clearly see the clash... Read more

Introduction

1  Growing Up, Freud, Science

2  Is Religion Harmful?

3  Logical Positivism

4  Is There Life after Death?

5  Is There a First Cause?

6  Is the Universe Designed?

7  Three Paths + Polytheism

8  Does Suffering Disprove God?

9  Why So Many Religions?

10  Is Ethics Based on Religion?

11  The Meaning of Life

Biography

Harry J. Gensler, S.J., is retired from Loyola University Chicago. This is his 17th philosophy book; many have been translated into other languages. His main areas are logic, ethics, and religion. Some of his other books include Anthology of Catholic Philosophy (2005); Ethics and the Golden Rule (2013); Ethics and Religion (2016); Introduction to Logic, 3rd ed. (2017); and Ethics: A Contemporary Introduction, 3rd ed. (2018).