The God Debates: A 21st Century Guide for Atheists and Believers (and Everyone in Between)ISBN: 978-1-4443-3642-9
Paperback
242 pages
October 2010, Wiley-Blackwell
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"I do, however, think that the book will enable readers to enter into debates about God in a fully rational way, and with an awareness of the complexities of theistic arguments. It is one for students of the philosophy of religion to study, and they will do so with profit." (Church Times, 20 May 2011)
"The book reminds us, also, of how many of the current debates about God at best beg the question and at worst take the form of ranting dogmatism." (Network, 2011)
"As a philosophy instructor (who frequently teaches philosophy of religion), I find Shook's book to be comprehensive in its coverage. The theological arguments, as well as the atheological responses to them, are presented in accessible terms, and analyzed perspicuously." (Metapsychology, February 2011)
"The God Debates is a clear, accessible, up-to-date account of philosophical wrangles about the existence of God. Shook re-organises the arguments in an interesting way ... [and] takes on more esoteric arguments such as the claim that we must presuppose the existence of God if we are to engage in reasoning and scientific inquiry. In all, this is a lucid, concise, up-to-date, yet comprehensive account of intellectual debates about the existence of God. It is easy enough to be used by senior high school students, and could certainly be useful in undergraduate courses in philosophy of religion." (Metamagician and the Hellfire Club, October 2010)
John Shook, author of The God Debates, will discuss effective ways for nonbelievers to engage believers over that very question: "Does a god exist?" Maybe it's not the old, familiar arguments themselves, but new strategies and tactics that make the atheist message get heard and produce results." (Science in the City, February 2011)Philip Clayton, author of In Quest of Freedom and the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science
"Knowing for sure is not necessarily a virtue. By mapping
scriptural, intellectual, and mystical theologies as well as
naturalistic ethical worldviews, John Shook helps us to understand
the rich range of human ideas and arguments, and hence ourselves
and our neighbours. Shook invites us all to become winners when he
writes in the preface "real winners are those who think about the
questions, reflect on proposed answers, and come up with new
questions." A most interesting and valuable book."
Willem B. Drees, professor of philosophy of religion,
Leiden University; editor of Zygon: Journal of Religion and
Science; author of Religion and Science in Context: A Guide
to the Debates