Is Goodness Without God Good Enough?

A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics

Garcia and King

Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media—often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral life is unmotivated. At the other end are those who think that religious belief is unnecessary for—and even a threat to—ethical knowledge and the moral life. This volume provides an accessible, charitable discussion that represents a range of views along this spectrum. The book begins with a lively debate between Paul Kurtz and William Lane Craig on the question, Is goodness without God good enough? Kurtz defends the affirmative position and Craig the negative. Following the debate are new essays by prominent scholars. These essays comment on the debate and advance the broader discussion of religion and morality. The book closes with final responses from Kurtz and Craig.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 228 • Trim: 0 x 0

978-0-7425-6389-6 • eBook • August 2008 • $32.00 • (£25.00)

Subjects: Philosophy / General

Is Goodness Without God Good Enough?

A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics

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Morality and religion: intimately wed, violently opposed, or something else? Discussion of this issue appears in pop culture, the academy, and the media—often generating radically opposed views. At one end of the spectrum are those who think that unless God exists, ethics is unfounded and the moral life is unmotivated. At the other end are those who think that religious belief is unnecessary for—and even a threat to—ethical knowledge and the moral life. This volume provides an accessible, charitable discussion that represents a range of views along this spectrum. The book begins with a lively debate between Paul Kurtz and William Lane Craig on the question, Is goodness without God good enough? Kurtz defends the affirmative position and Craig the negative. Following the debate are new essays by prominent scholars. These essays comment on the debate and advance the broader discussion of religion and morality. The book closes with final responses from Kurtz and Craig.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 228 • Trim: 0 x 0

978-0-7425-6389-6 • eBook • August 2008 • $32.00 • (£25.00)

Subjects: Philosophy / General

Reviews

I hope these brief sketches will whet the reader’s appetite...I am very glad to have read them. They are clear, engaging, and extremely provocative...Most of the real action consists in the back-and-forth between Craig and his numerous critics. This book will therefore be read with most profit by those who (like me)
follow Craig’s work and have wondered just how he would respond to various obvious lines of criticism.
— International Journal for Philosophy of Religion

Is Goodness Without God Good Enough?

A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics

Garcia and King

Is Goodness Without God Good Enough?

A Debate on Faith, Secularism, and Ethics

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