Vernon Mark - God: All That Matters - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In this book: Mark Vernon writes with sharp insight and a generous understanding of how humans search and create meanings to sustain their lives - Madeleine Bunting Guardian. Why doesn't God go away? God: All That Matters by philosopher Mark Vernon suggests that there is something odd about the way God is discussed today. It is often as if the divine were being examined in a test tube in a search for empirical and objective confirmation of his/her existence. Yet for people of faith the experience of God is nothing if not subjectively real; they know God in - so - far as they do in their lives. Vernon therefore looks to move the argument on from the debates between atheist and religious fundamentalists to look at how people through time have looked for experienced and explained God - in suffering in nature in morality in peak experiences in goodness in the future and in love. This accessible and concise book will appeal to both students and general readers giving a fascinating introduction to a wide range of perspectives on God. The All That Matters series: All That Matters books: All books in the All That Matters series are written by world experts in their subject field. These experts work to distil a topic and get right to its heart making the book accessible for both students and general readers. Each compelling book contains new and interesting perspectives and tells stories that matter. The Author: Mark Vernon has an unparalleled ability to convey profound philosophical ideas in a manner that is both accessible and personal but also rigorous and challenging." - Raymond Tallis Mark Vernon is a journalist broadcaster teacher and author of several books. He is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck University of London and has degrees in physics and theology and a Ph D in philosophy. He was a priest in the Church of England left a convinced atheist though now takes religious and spiritualpractice very seriously - a journey he has written about in his book How to be an Agnostic. Keep up with Mark Vernon on his website: www. markvernon. com. Other books in the All That Matters series: All That Matters - Interesting introductions to important issues Books on the following subjects are available from the All That Matters series: Muhammad Water Political Philosophy Sustainability Philosophy Intelligence Love Russian Revolution War and Creativity. To find out more visit: www. allthatmattersbooks. com
Title: God: All That Matters
Author(s): Vernon Mark
Publisher: John Murray Press
Barcode: 9781444156690
Pages: 160 Pages
Publication Date: 6/29/2012
Series: All That Matters
Category: Nature & Existence Of God