At The Philosophers’ Magazine, Carl Packman gives an overview of Slavoj Žižek’s controversial “materialist theology.”
Posts Tagged ‘atheism’
January 25th, 2010
Earthquake theodicy
posted by Nathan SchneiderIn The New York Times, James Wood suggests that the theological consequences of President Obama’s comments about the Haiti earthquake may be as troubling as those of Pat Robertson.
January 7th, 2010
‘Interfaith’ includes atheists in NYC
posted by Ruth BraunsteinThe New York Times reports on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s annual interfaith breakfast, which for the first time in eight years included representatives of nonbelievers.
December 28th, 2009
Why do women believe?
posted by Nathan SchneiderLauren Sandler of DoubleX, noting statistics from the American Religious Identification Survey, asks why women are more likely to believe in God than men, “especially considering how God treats them.”
December 23rd, 2009
Atheism and public office in North Carolina
posted by Nathan SchneiderIn Ashville, North Carolina, the Los Angeles Times reports, a city councilman is under fire for being an atheist (or, as he says, “post-theist”)—and the state’s constitution is on the critics’ side.
December 14th, 2009
Atheist councilman challenged
posted by Ruth BraunsteinIn Ashville, North Carolina, opponents of atheist City Councilman Cecil Bothwell are challenging the legitimacy of his oath of office on the grounds that the state Constitution disqualifies officeholders “who shall deny the being of Almighty God.”
December 9th, 2009
Atheists need a different voice
posted by Nathan SchneiderIn USA Today, Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero points to the emergence of a new kind of new atheism.
December 8th, 2009
The varieties of unbelief and the ghost of Richard Dawkins
posted by Nathan SchneiderWhen the City University of New York’s Graduate Center decided to convene a session of its Great Issues Forum around the question, “What Are the Varieties of Unbelief?” they seem to have tried as best they could to avoid a New Atheist-style foodfight. But foodfight it pretty nearly was.
December 8th, 2009
Scientists who believe in god
posted by Laura DuaneDavid Masci writes about a recent Pew poll, in which scientists registered their views of god.
December 1st, 2009
Excerpts from 36 Arguments for God: a work of fiction
posted by Nathan SchneiderAt Edge, John Brockman introduces excerpts from Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s forthcoming 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: a work of fiction, including her (nonfictional) refutations of 36 such arguments.
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