Readings
Our writers and guests give reviews and recommendations of what they’ve been reading of late.
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Reviews
A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss
LInk to: A Universe from Nothing: Why There is Something Rather than Nothing is reviewed with wit, reason, and musical cadence by David Albert in the New York Times. David Albert is a professor of philosophy at Columbia and the author of “Quantum Mechanics and Experience.” Send article as PDF
“The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values”
by Ian Kluge In The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values, Sam Harris endeavors to demonstrate that science is sufficient to build a system of ethics and values both for individuals and societies. His ultimate goal is actually two-fold. He wants to establish science as the only rational and self-sufficient basis of ethics …
Hyam Maccoby’s “Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity”
The Mythmaker: Paul and the Invention of Christianity by Hyam Maccoby My rating: 1 of 5 stars I was impressed with Maccoby’s attempts to manipulate the reader’s perceptions, but disappointed in his scholarship. His book is full of what I refer to as “sleight of tongue.” This is a rhetorical device by which the writer …
A Philosopher’s Analysis of Dawkins’ Proof…
A Philosopher’s Analysis of Dawkins’ Proof That God Does Not Exist Here’s an interesting analysis of Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion by Gary Gutting, philosophy professor at the University of Notre Dame. Professor Gutting also co-edits Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, an on-line book review journal. His most recent book is “What Philosophers Know: Case Studies …
Anthology: “Science, Religion, and the Human Experience”
by Stephen Friberg Introduction Few topics are as important as science and religion, “the two most potent forces in human life (Effendi 203).” Religion continues to dominate large parts of individual, family, and social life throughout the world, much as for untold centuries. Science and its spin-off worldviews, however, have become dominant in the commercial, …
Francis Collins’ The Language of God: a Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief
A Review of Francis Collins’ The Language of God: a Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief Carol Skrenes Trabing, Ph.D. is a Philosopher of Science at the School of Social Science, UC Irvine where she teaches a popular course on Science and Religion. Dr. Trabings review of Francis Collins’ The Language of God: a Scientist Presents …
Book Reviews Cited By Courosh Mehanian
Are you looking for a stimulating book to read? Or maybe you’ve just read one and you want to find out what others thought of it. Perhaps you’re just looking for a summary and critique of content. Book reviews can help. The following list was provided by Courosh Mehanian. For each item, the name of the …
Zygon Watch: Reviews of articles in Zygon, the Journal of Religion and Science
Zygon Watch Zygon, the Journal of Religion and Science, has been around for years. While often overly academic and arcane, it does have good, informative articles written by knowledgeable, smart people. Zygon Watch will alert Common Ground readers from time to time about such articles. August 21, 2010. Evolution Theories of Religion and Their Relevance …
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