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Religion and Atheism in Dialogue: Doing Difference Differently book cover

1st Edition

Religion and Atheism in Dialogue Doing Difference Differently

Edited By Anthony Carroll, Richard Norman Copyright 2025
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge
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The divide in our societies between those who are religious and those who are not is becoming increasingly apparent in many areas of contemporary life. This fascinating book, based on conversations between religious and nonreligious participants, asks if societies divided on such fundamental questions can nonetheless find some common ground. A rich array of topics is explored, including the... Read more

Notes on Contributors

Preface by Anthony Carroll and Richard Norman

Part I: The ‘God’ Debate

1. The Religion and Atheism Project: Some Initial Reflections Brian Pearce

2. Beyond Transcendence Julian Baggini

3. Transcendence Fiona Ellis

4. Transcendence, Immanence and Panentheism Michael W. Brierley

5. God and Being: Resonance and Analogy Richard Norman

6. Personal Presence, Analogy and Resonance: A Dialogue Robin Gill

7. Postscript: Without Naming God Brian Pearce

Part II: Opportunities for Convergence

8. The Kindness of Strangers: Empathy, Altruism, and the Case for Convergence John Saxbee

9. Can Humanists be Spiritual? Jeremy Rodell

10. Understanding Spiritual Experience: Two Approaches or One? David Scott

11. The Spiritual and the Religious: Interlinked or Separable? John Cottingham

12. Moral Failure and Spiritual Practice Michael McGhee

13. Persons and Communities Transformed by Practices George Guiver

14. Ritual for the Non-religious Elizabeth Slade

15. Science, Humanism, and Religion Raymond Tallis

16. Make Up a Story Joanna Kavenna

17. Physics, Humanism and Openness Andrew Steane

Part III: Religion and Diversity

18. Religion, Non-religion and Values: What Has Changed and What Stays the Same? Linda Woodhead and Andrew Copson

19. “The Wonder of Diversity”: A Gift to Global Ethics Alan Race

20. Catholicism and Atheism Peter A. Huff

21. Atheism and Esoterism: A Muslim Perspective Reza Shah-Kazemi

22. Faith, Sexuality and Gender: Navigating Difficult Conversations Christopher Lynch

23. Gender, Islam and Dialogue: a Muslim feminist perspective on navigating ‘hard-to-have’ conversations Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Part IV: Conclusion

24. Doing Difference Differently Anthony J. Carroll and Richard Norman.

Index

Biography

Anthony J. Carroll is a philosopher, theologian, and parish priest in Andalusia, Spain. His previous books include Protestant Modernity: Weber, Secularisation and Protestantism; Il Giardiniere Invisibile: Credere, Non Credere, Cercare; and most recently A History of Philosophy: The Condensed Copleston. He was co-editor with Richard Norman of Religion and Atheism: Beyond the Divide (Routledge, 2016).

Richard Norman is Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Kent and a Patron of Humanists UK. His books include On Humanism (Routledge, second edition, 2012), Understanding Humanism (with Andrew Copson and Luke Donnellan; Routledge, 2022), and What Is Humanism For? (2025).

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