The Errors of Atheism

About the Book

The Errors of Atheism is a response to the glaring gap that exists in analytical philosophy on the concept of God. While there is the large body of work that either defends or challenges orthodox Christian theistic arguments, there is a lack of analytical philosophical work articulating agnosticism as a critique of both theism and atheism.

J. Angelo Corlett shows that the conceptual depths of theism must be explored beyond orthodoxy in order to re-open the debate on the problem of God. His book is an agnostic’s statement on the
current state of the debate about God’s existence and where the discussion must go to make genuine philosophical progress instead of remaining in a dialectical stalemate.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction

PART I: The Errors of Atheism
Chapter 1: Analyzing Atheism
Chapter 2: The Errors of Atheism
Chapter 3: Dawkins' Godless Delusion
Chapter 4: The New Agnosticism

PART II: Grounding God
Chapter 5: Naturalizing Theism
Chapter 6: Liberating Theism
Chapter 7: Is Hybrid Minimalist Theism Plausible?

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the Author :
J. Angelo Corlett is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics at San Diego State University, USA, and Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Ethics: An International Philosophical Review. He is the author of Terrorism: A Philosophical Analysis (2003) and Race, Racism, and Reparation (2003).

Review :
"This book is a provocative presentation of Corlett's own version of theism, and it also plausibly criticizes many stereotypes and exposes numerous errors. Corlett achieves extraordinary comprehensiveness in discussing a great deal of literature in philosophy of religion and theology, but the book should be accessible to general readers and of interest to many." --Robert Audi, Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame, USA, and editor of The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. Mentioned in 'Published this Week' section in Times Higher Education, May 2010 The arguments of this book are outlined with great care and the author deals with many different aspects to make his own viewpoint stronger. Reviewed in Journal of Contemporary Religion, Vol. 27, No. 1. Reviewed in Analysis, vol 72, no 2. "This book contains a sustained and systematic critique of many of the 'new atheists,' such as Dawkins, as well as a critique of traditional orthodox theology. Corlett develops an innovative hybrid of process theology and liberation theology, and he argues that it is not rational to reject this view out of hand. In this age of rabid fundamentalism and increasingly 'in-your-face' atheism, Corlett offers an alternative picture with considerable appeal. It is a book of breathtaking intellectual scope, and it stakes out an important, but thus far under-appreciated, religious orientation." -- John Martin Fischer, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Riverside, USA. "An important contribution to the current debate about God. Both theologians and philosophers should read this book." -- James H. Cone, Charles Augustus Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, USA.