In The Godless Gospel,Julian Baggini challenges our assumptions about Jesus - and the Christian values he promotes - by focusing solely on his teachings in the Gospel. Stripping away the religious elements,Baggini finds that Jesus's words amount to a purposeful and powerful philosophy,one that still remains applicable to the world we live in today.
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Publisher: Granta BooksISBN: 9781783782321Number of pages: 304Weight: 215 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 18 mm
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Unlike many philosophical atheists,Julian Baggini is prepared to give close and sensitive attention to the Christian Gospels,challenging us to reflect on how far their luminous moral riches can be salvaged within a secularist frameworkA superbly lucid and emotionally involving account of the New Testament story,full of thought-provoking insights for atheists,agnostics and believers alikeThe Godless Gospel is simply stunning. Once again,Baggini shows that philosophical writing can be nuanced,erudite,and brilliantly accessible at the same time. In our uneasy age we need philosophers who engage vitally with audiences yearning for meaningful debate: Baggini is leading the vanguardThe Godless Gospel is a riveting account not of religious belief but of the wisdom of one of the world's greatest moral philosophers... Baggini's great gift is to be able to explain the most complex philosophical and theological arguments in language we can all easily understand... generous and warm
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