Multiverse Deism
Multiverse Deism

Author: Leland Harper

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-05-28

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 1793614768

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Given recent work in quantum physics suggesting that our world is just one world in a series of many, Leland Royce Harper calls for a shift in our concept of the monotheistic God of Judeo-Christian tradition. In Multiverse Deism: Shifting Perspectives of God and the World, Harper argues that those who wish to maintain that the Judeo-Christian God exists ought to revise how they define this God and what they expect of Him so as to maintain consistency between modern theism and the growing body of scientific knowledge. While this revision entails several concessions by the theist, the overall result is a stronger and more coherent account of who God really is. By removing the expectation that God will act in the natural world, Harper argues that we are left with a concept of God that maintains all of the traditional divine attributes, is consistent with current scientific advances, remains compatible with contemporary and historical arguments for the existence of God, and better refutes contemporary and historical arguments for atheism than the traditional, active God.

Deism
Deism

Author: Bob Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 2009-03-11

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9780989635509

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Deism is a natural and rational bridge that unites our reason to our belief in God. It propels us from the false and destructive ancient myths to a space-age belief system that is in line with our innate God-given reason. This book, written in a concise and cogent style, introduces the reader to Deism, a way of life that is free of the old conflicts between reason and religion. The removal of these conflicts allows us to enjoy and appreciate a much more profound and satisfying belief in Nature's God while helping us to live a more productive and meaningful life.

Deism
Deism

Author: Logan Gray

Publisher: Vellaz Publishing

Published: 2024-10-22

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13:

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Deism - Spirituality Without Religion Deism - Spirituality Without Religion is a gateway to a universe where the divine is not a being revealed in temples or scriptures, but an enigmatic force that permeates the hidden order of the cosmos. For great minds like Albert Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, deism was the key to deciphering the mystery of a silent Creator, who, after establishing the immutable laws of the universe, withdrew, allowing creation to follow its own autonomous course. For them, it was in this infinite vastness, in the laws governing the movement of the stars, and in the complexity of life, that the trace of the sacred was found. This book does not offer ready-made answers but opens doors to the unknown, inviting the reader to leave behind the comfort of dogma and venture into a realm where true spirituality is discovered in pure reason and the contemplation of the unseen. What Einstein glimpsed in the equations that unraveled the cosmos, and Franklin intuited in crafting the principles of human freedom, was not a God who listens to prayers, but a hidden intelligence present in the subtlest details of nature. Deism - Spirituality Without Religion challenges the reader to get lost and found in a universe full of secrets, where morality emerges not from commandments but from the very laws that sustain life. As you turn each page, you will be prompted to question what is truly sacred and to explore a path of profound discoveries—where the distant and inaccessible Creator still whispers through the murmuring of the stars and the eternal dance of the atoms.

Natural Religion and the Nature of Religion
Natural Religion and the Nature of Religion

Author: Peter Byrne

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-02

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1135979774

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This study offers students of religion and philosophy introductory chapters concerning the concept of natural religion. It holds that we can’t engage in useful discussion about the present concept of religion without a knowledge of the philosophical history that has shaped that concept. This is discussed with reference to the notion of natural religion to illustrate certain aspects of deism and its legacy. Originally published in 1989.

Scripture and Deism
Scripture and Deism

Author: Diego Lucci

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9783039112548

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This book deals with the British deists' biblical hermeneutics, its roots, and its effects on European culture and society. Deist thinkers such as John Toland, Anthony Collins and Matthew Tindal pointed out the historical and anthropological origins of positive religions. Focusing on the human roots of Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Ancient Paganism, they advocated tolerance and freedom of thought. In the context of the deists' research on the history of positive religions, the study of the Scriptures played a key role. Deists and freethinkers fought against the influence of Christian doctrine on political and social life. They denied the supernatural foundations of Christianity and of Christian institutions, and analyzed the Bible with the aim to promote the free search for truth. This book thus stresses the significance of the deists' biblical criticism for the development of Enlightenment views of religion and for the secularization of Europe.

My Life with God in and Out of the Church
My Life with God in and Out of the Church

Author: Raymond Fontaine

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780976226901

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While a Catholic priest in Africa, Ray Fontaine was looking at the stars one night and realized that the stars teach us that the Bible is wrong. It was by learning more about the stars that Galileo verified that the Bible is incorrect in its teachings that the Earth is the center of the Universe. For proclaiming this fact Ray's employer, the Catholic Church, put Galileo on trial. This realization along with many other holes in the Bible and Christianity eventually brought Ray to a much deeper and profound understanding of God and to Deism. One of the key realizations that Ray made which lead him to Deism is the fact that God and religion are not the same thing. God is completely different from religion - thank God!--World Union of Deists.

The Faiths of the Founding Fathers
The Faiths of the Founding Fathers

Author: David L. Holmes

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-05-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0199740968

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It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the profound influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Holmes then examines the individual beliefs of a variety of men and women who loom large in our national history. He finds that some, like Martha Washington, Samuel Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson's daughters, held orthodox Christian views. But many of the most influential figures, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Jefferson, James and Dolley Madison, and James Monroe, were believers of a different stripe. Respectful of Christianity, they admired the ethics of Jesus, and believed that religion could play a beneficial role in society. But they tended to deny the divinity of Christ, and a few seem to have been agnostic about the very existence of God. Although the founding fathers were religious men, Holmes shows that it was a faith quite unlike the Christianity of today's evangelicals. Holmes concludes by examining the role of religion in the lives of the presidents since World War II and by reflecting on the evangelical resurgence that helped fuel the reelection of George W. Bush. An intriguing look at a neglected aspect of our history, the book will appeal to American history buffs as well as to anyone concerned about the role of religion in American culture.

Deism in Enlightenment England
Deism in Enlightenment England

Author: Jeffrey R Wigelsworth

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2013-07-19

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 184779730X

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This is the first complete study of English deists as a group in several decades and it argues for a new interpretation of deism in the English Enlightenment. While there have been many recent studies of the deist John Toland, the writings of other contemporary deists have been forgotten. With extensive analysis of lesser known figures such as Anthony Collins, Matthew Tindal, Thomas Chub, and Thomas Morgan, in addition to unique insights into Toland, Deism in Enlightenment England offers a much broader assessment of what deism entailed in the eighteenth century. Readers will see how previous interpretations of English deists, which place these figures on an irreligious trajectory leading towards modernity, need to be revised. This book uses deists to address a number of topics and themes and theme in English history and will be of particular interest to scholars of Enlightenment history, history of science, theology and politics, and the early modern era.

Almost Christian
Almost Christian

Author: Kenda Creasy Dean

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2010-07-16

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0199758662

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Based on the National Study of Youth and Religion--the same invaluable data as its predecessor, Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers--Kenda Creasy Dean's compelling new book, Almost Christian, investigates why American teenagers are at once so positive about Christianity and at the same time so apathetic about genuine religious practice. In Soul Searching, Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton found that American teenagers have embraced a "Moralistic Therapeutic Deism"--a hodgepodge of banal, self-serving, feel-good beliefs that bears little resemblance to traditional Christianity. But far from faulting teens, Dean places the blame for this theological watering down squarely on the churches themselves. Instead of proclaiming a God who calls believers to lives of love, service and sacrifice, churches offer instead a bargain religion, easy to use, easy to forget, offering little and demanding less. But what is to be done? In order to produce ardent young Christians, Dean argues, churches must rediscover their sense of mission and model an understanding of being Christian as not something you do for yourself, but something that calls you to share God's love, in word and deed, with others. Dean found that the most committed young Christians shared four important traits: they could tell a personal and powerful story about God; they belonged to a significant faith community; they exhibited a sense of vocation; and they possessed a profound sense of hope. Based on these findings, Dean proposes an approach to Christian education that places the idea of mission at its core and offers a wealth of concrete suggestions for inspiring teens to live more authentically engaged Christian lives. Persuasively and accessibly written, Almost Christian is a wake up call no one concerned about the future of Christianity in America can afford to ignore.