Thoughtful Theism: Redeeming Reason in an Irrational Age

Thoughtful Theism: Redeeming Reason in an Irrational Age

by Andrew Younan
Thoughtful Theism: Redeeming Reason in an Irrational Age

Thoughtful Theism: Redeeming Reason in an Irrational Age

by Andrew Younan

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Overview

Thoughtful Theism: Redeeming Reason in an Irrational Age is more than a defense of the existence of God. It is an attempt to remind us that belief in God is at its root rational.

Drawing from years of experience as a priest and a teacher of philosophy, Fr. Younan presents the fallacies that often accompany thinking about a concept as difficult as God. While he carefully critiques the arguments given by Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Lawrence Krauss, Christopher Hitchens, and others, he also counters the irrational expressions of many theists--from their rejection of evolution and the Big Bang to their use of religion for political purposes.

With clarity and humor, Fr. Younan presents the Five Ways of Aquinas, discusses the Big Bang and Evolution, the problem of evil, morality, and the complexities and abuses of religion.

Thoughtful Theism is an informative guide for constructive dialogue with both those who do and who do not believe in the existence of God.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781945125331
Publisher: Emmaus Road Publishing
Publication date: 05/01/2017
Pages: 216
Sales rank: 389,767
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Fr. Andrew Younan is a priest of the Chaldean Catholic Church who has translated much of the Chaldean liturgy from Aramaic into English. He teaches various courses in Philosophy, the Liberal Arts (Logic, Rhetoric, etc.), as well as Biblical Hebrew at John Paul the Great Catholic University in Escondido, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction: Baghdad, California xi

Chapter 1 Calm Down 1

Chapter 2 Clearing the Dust 11

Chapter 3 Proof 23

Chapter 4 The Big Bang 63

Chapter 5 Evolution 101

Chapter 6 Evil 129

Chapter 7 Religion 145

Conclusion: A Crisis of Reason 193

Selected Bibliography 197

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