Leaving aside the question of the actual existence of a supreme deity, Buckman (medicine, U. of Toronto, Canada) applies principles of evolutionary science and neuroscience to an examination of the effect of belief systems (defined as consistent attitude held by people irrespective of the availabili
Appointed by Pope John XXIII to the Pontifical Commission on Population, Family, and Birth, Josef Fuchs ultimately found himself disappointed in his three years of service and spent the next thirty years exploring a broad array of issues pivotal to a reconstruction of Roman Catholic natural law theory. This work analyses Fuchs' efforts.
Based on more than twenty-five years of research, this social history traces the growth of the religious right in America from its humble grassroots beginnings in the early 1970s to its status as a powerful cultural and political force.
Develops the idea that there is another religious-based ethic permeating society, a Catholic ethic. This title outlines a Catholic ethic that is distinctive in its sympathy and outreach toward the poor, and in its emphasis on family and community over economic success. It explores the Catholic ethic.
Offering an introduction to natural law ethics, this book introduces readers to the mainstream tradition of Western moral philosophy. Building on philosophers from Plato through Aquinas to John Finnis, it links morality to the protection of basic human goods.
Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality. This title argues that there is a necessary relation between moral worth and belief in God. It defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose.
Offers reflections on the question of cosmic purpose. This book deals with cosmic purpose from an interreligious and interdisciplinary perspective. It examines such perplexing issues as the possible existence of multiple universes and the implications of seemingly purposive features in life.
Contains stories about believing friends whose struggles with irrational beliefs in the face of perplexing dilemmas and personal tragedies are heartrending. This work includes a chapter to explaining what humanism is and stands for, in particular extolling its tolerance.
Do you have a supernatural soul? If you think you do, have you asked yourself why you think so? How we answer these questions affects what we believe about ourselves and how we live our lives. This book examines these issues from the diverse perspectives of neuroscience, biblical scholarship, the history of ideas, and quantum physics.
