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Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: PI.GB Law / College 3c - Englisch / Regal 3c-2	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

* Explores humanism as a positive alternative to religion * Examines the history of humanism as a movement up to the present day * Looks at the role of humanist ceremonies and humanist views on education * Considers the importance of a secular society * Explores the idea of leading a purposeful and meaningful life without religionReligion is currently gaining a much higher profile. The number of faith schools is increasingly, and religious points of view are being aired more frequently in the media. As religion's profile rises, those who reject religion, including humanists, often find themselves misunderstood, and occasionally misrepresented.Stephen Law explores how humanism uses science and reason to make sense of the world, looking at how it encourages individual moral responsibility and shows that life can have meaning without religion. Challenging some of the common misconceptions, he seeks to dispute the claims that atheism and humanism are 'faith positions' and that without God there can be no morality and our lives are left without purpose.Looking at the history of humanism and its development as a philosophical alternative, he examines the arguments for and against the existence of God, and explores the role humanism plays in moral and secular societies, as well as in moral and religious education. Using humanism to determine the meaning of life, he shows that there is a positive alternative to traditional religious belief.Readership: General readers, students and teachers of philosophy, religious studies, and theology.Introduction1: The history of humanism2: Arguments for the existence of God3: An argument against the existence of God4: Humanism and morality5: Humanism and secularism6: Humanism and moral and religious education7: The meaning of life8: Humanist ceremonies