An Athiest Defends Religion: Why Humanity Is Better Off with Religion than without It

Bruce Sheiman

Aug. 2009 · Verkauft von Penguin

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A new perspective.

Defending religion as a cultural institution in the face of resurgent atheistic thought

For centuries, the theism-atheism debate has been dominated by two positions: stringent believers committed to the "yes, there is a God" argument, and atheists vehemently driven to repudiate not only God, but also religion as a cultural institution. To date, this is the first and only mainstream book in which a nonbeliever criticizes atheism and affirms religion.

An Atheist Defends Religion persuasively argues that religion is overwhelmingly beneficial for humanity, regardless of whether God exists, based on a new paradigm of 10 affirmative dimensions that make up religious experience. It also puts to rest the theory that religion is behind most of the world's sectarian violence by showing that religion becomes evil when it is politicized. Readers will learn they do not have to be fundamentalists to be believers, and about the value and benefits of religion itself.

Autoren-Profil

Bruce Sheiman graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University and received his MBA from Northwestern University. He is the author of An Atheist Defends Religion: Why Humanity Is Better Off with Religion Than Without It and Monarch’s Complete Guide to Getting Into Graduate Business School.