C. S. Lewis is one of the most beloved Christian apologists of the twentieth century; David Hume and Bertrand Russell are among Christianity's most important critics. This book puts these three intellectual giants in conversation with one another on various important questions: the existence of God, suffering, morality, reason, joy, miracles, and faith. Alongside irreconcilable differences, surprising areas of agreement emerge. Curious readers will find penetrating insights in the reasoned dialogue of these three great thinkers.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
"God and the Reach of Reason ... is must reading for Lewis fans who value -- as Lewis himself pre-eminently did -- clear prose and rigorous logic." --Faith and Philosophy
"Clear, precise, insightful, and philosophically rigorous...Anyone with an interest in the philosophical merits of the theistic arguments given by Lewis will profit from carefully reading God and the Reach of Reason." --Philosophia Christi
"God and the Reach of Reason is an enjoyable and informative read. ... I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a critical interpretation and assessment of C.S. Lewis's views on religion." --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"...a thought-provoking work that touches on a number of interesting topics." --John J. Giannini, St. Olaf College: Religious Studies Review
"Clear, precise, insightful, and philosophically rigorous...Anyone with an interest in the philosophical merits of the theistic arguments given by Lewis will profit from carefully reading God and the Reach of Reason." --Philosophia Christi
"God and the Reach of Reason is an enjoyable and informative read. ... I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a critical interpretation and assessment of C.S. Lewis's views on religion." --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"...a thought-provoking work that touches on a number of interesting topics." --John J. Giannini, St. Olaf College: Religious Studies Review
Book Description
This book puts C. S. Lewis, one of Christianity's beloved modern apologists, and David Hume and Bertrand Russell, among Christianity's most important critics, in conversation with one another on various important questions: the existence of God, suffering, morality, reason, joy, miracles and faith.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reminded this atheist what's admirable in Lewis,
By Greg "Saganite" (Brooklyn Park, Mongolia) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: God and the Reach of Reason: C. S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell (Paperback)
This is a worthy follow-up to Wielenberg's excellent "Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe." Using a "conversation" among C.S. Lewis, Bertrand Russell (who plays more of a cameo role), and David Hume, Wielenberg explores key arguments for and against the Christian god. He plays fair with all the arguments, going so far as to put weaker arguments in a better and brighter modern light, and pointing out drawbacks to venerable and well-respected older arguments. If the hellfire and brimstone "New Atheists" have piqued your interest in faith-free thought, the much gentler, more amiable tone Wielenberg adopts in this book will probably give you more space and quiet to think through the issues raised in the more hysterical screeds. For example, while some non-Christian authors dismiss Lewis with a hand-wave and one-finger salute, Wielenberg recognize that Lewis's arguments are novel and often ahead of their time. And sometimes, as with his argument from Reason, quite convincing.
One area where I might have taken an additional step that Wielenberg has not taken is to suggest that, far from being the near-tie that he portrays the debate between theism and atheism being, the very fact that God's existence is so arguable is a perhaps deciding factor in favor of atheism. If, as Lewis maintains, God wishes to make himself known to us and our ultimate happiness depends on a relationship with Him (to the extent that God will use severe pain as his "megaphone" to get our attention), why is this same God so coy? The fact that such a conversation is possible, and that upon final reflection, while theism remains a bare possibility, atheism has the better arguments, IN ITSELF seems to argue strongly against a personal God. It could be that some sort of god does exist and has no interest in revealing itself to us. If this is the case, surely we should respect its privacy and quit bothering it all of the time. All in all, a superb entry into the continuing discussion about God's existence, written with philosophical precision, but completely comprehensible to any interested layperson.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
God and the reach of reason,
This review is from: God and the Reach of Reason: C. S. Lewis, David Hume, and Bertrand Russell (Paperback)
A great opportunity to share in the age old debate betweem three great minds. Regardless of your personal beliefs about who, what and the why
of creation, I believe you will enjoy this book. Don Nattrass Anchorage, Alaska
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
probability principle, irregular argument, observable physical universe, genuine human happiness, argument from desire, morally right conduct, other natural desires, religious testimony, natural suffering, argument from reason, accordance with the evidence, lasting contentment, argument against miracles, fourth premise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Higher Power, Mere Christianity, True Religion, Hume's Dialogues, Resurrection of Christ, Ivan Ilyich, Christian God, The Poison of Subjectivism, God of Christianity, Law of Nature, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Oxford Socratic Club, Steve Lovell, The Screwtape Letters, Hume's Deistic, Recall Lewis, Uniformity of Nature Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
probability principle, irregular argument, observable physical universe, genuine human happiness, argument from desire, morally right conduct, other natural desires, religious testimony, natural suffering, argument from reason, accordance with the evidence, lasting contentment, argument against miracles, fourth premise Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Higher Power, Mere Christianity, True Religion, Hume's Dialogues, Resurrection of Christ, Ivan Ilyich, Christian God, The Poison of Subjectivism, God of Christianity, Law of Nature, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Oxford Socratic Club, Steve Lovell, The Screwtape Letters, Hume's Deistic, Recall Lewis, Uniformity of Nature Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
