A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't EvilISBN: 978-0-470-29027-9
Hardcover
160 pages
September 2008, Jossey-Bass
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Preface v
False and Dangerous? 1
My Assumptions 4
Mea Culpa 8
The Dance of Fanatics and Infidels 11
Simplistic Stereotypes 14
The Heart of Science and Religion 17
The Skeptics’ Boys Club 22
Inseparable Body and Soul 26
Does Prayer “Work”? 33
The Benevolent, Fine-Tuned Universe 44
Big Ideas and Biblical Wisdom 54
Secularism and Civility 64
God and Gays 74
(Nominal) Religion Feeds Prejudice 82
Godliness and Goodliness 87
Happy Faith-Heads 107
Healthy Faith-Heads 116
Does Explaining Religion Explain It Away? 121
The Leap of Faith 128
Appendix: International Society for Science and Religion Statement on Intelligent Design 133
Notes 137
Acknowledgments 150
The Author 152
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