Godless Morality: Keeping Religion Out Of Ethics
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The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. We can argue with one another as to whether this or that alleged claim genuinely emanated from God, but surely it is better to leave God out of the argument and find strong human reasons for supporting the systems we advocate. We need a sensible and practical approach that will help us pick our way through the moral maze that confronts us in the pluralistic society we live in. Godless Morality offers exactly this - a human-centred justification for contemporary morality.
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One of the most outspoken and best-loved figures in the modern church, RICHARD HOLLOWAY recently stood down as the Bishop of Edinburgh but remains Gresham Professor of Divinity in the City of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society. He has written for many newspapers in Britain including The Times, The Guardian, Sunday Herald and The Scotsman; and presented his own series on BBC Television.
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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I had read perhaps about half way through this book before catching a glimpse of the inside of the back cover where it is revealed that the author is a bishop. This came as some surprise as the book appears to be a hugely convincing plea for secular humanism. The book covers a wide range of moral issues including sex and marriage, gay issues, ethical questions that arise from new technology, alcohol, tobacco and drug use and many others. The author covers these things with an immense amount of thought and wisdom, sometimes offering guidance and sometimes presenting the facts and letting the reader decide for him or herself. Altogether I find this to be a truly excellent book. Author Mary Warnock in her comments on the rear cover says "I enjoyed Godless Morality enormously and agreed with it almost totally." I don't think there is very much that I could add to that.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This book, for me, resonated the sign of the times. It is a text for all of us to question our own meaning of morality in our Western world. We live in a mainstream society where we seem to question so little of what happens in our world. This book made me realise we all have a responsibility to effect positive change in our world. I also found myself questioning Western commercial imperialisation - where 'seemingly' we HAVE to stamp our breed of 'democracy' on the world when in fact this denigrates and insults the essence of other cultures and religions. This book serves to applaud diversity of 'religion' in a way which values human life and breeds respect for humanity.
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The very fact that this book is written by the Bishop of Edinburgh only reinvorces the lack of necessity for God in a moral system. To quote Holloway "We either admit that God is, to some extent at least, a human construct that is subject to criticism and evolution, or we weld religion to unsustainable prejudices that guarantee its rejection for the best, not the worst of reasons, so that to abandon it becomes a virtuous act of revolt against an oppressive force that imprisons rather than liberates humanity."
This is a refreshing and well written book and in no sense is it a sermon, quite the opposite.
This is a refreshing and well written book and in no sense is it a sermon, quite the opposite.
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A somewhat misleading title
It seems to me that at the core of the distinction between a religious and a non-religious person is the concept of `purpose' for the universe. Read more
Published 1 month ago by G. C. Hurrell
An astonishing book for a Bishop to write
This book is a rational humanist's delight in it's moderation and sophistication. It seems to have been written in the aftermath of a serious personal crisis when his church... Read more
Published 2 months ago by R. Iain F. Brown
Facing Ethics Bravely
The key to understanding Holloway's approach can be summed up by saying: the book is a rational and humane attempt to get away from the "and God said" kind of morality (divine... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Steven G. Ogden
Pathetically narrow
The usual Christian obsession with sexual morality, and with the serious, but in many of the cases discussed, marginal questions of the beginning and ending of individual lives. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2009 by P. S. Braterman
Well intentioned
It's nice to see someone tackling this difficult subject so clearly and accessibly. Whatever your personal take on religion, I think this book is a good way to start exploring... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2007 by E. Sanders
A thoughtful distinction between morality and religion
At last we have an intelluctually stimulating book which shows WHY for centuries people have confused ethical imperatives with the demands of a set of beliefs. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 1999 by C. M. Mcintosh
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