Religion Catalogue 2010

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Absence of MindMarilynne RobinsonIn this ambitious book, acclaimed writer Marilynne Robinson explores thetension between science, religion and consciousness. Crafted with the same careand insight as her award-winning novels, Absence of Mind challenges postmodernatheists who crusade against religion under the banner of science. In Robinson’sview, scientific reasoning does not denote a sense of logical infallibility,as thinkers like Richard Dawkins might suggest.Instead, in its purest form, science represents a searchfor answers. It engages the problem of knowledge, anaspect of the mystery of consciousness, rather thanproviding a simple and final model of reality. Throughkeen interpretations of language, emotion, science andpoetry, Absence of Mind restores human consciousnessto its central place in the religion-science debate.

Available June 2010176pp.

ISBN 978-0-300-14518-2 £16.99*

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On EvilTerry EagletonFor many enlightened, liberal-minded thinkers today, and for most on thepolitical left, evil is an outmoded concept. It smacks too much of absolute judgements and metaphysical certainties to suit themodern age. In this witty, accessible study, theprominent Marxist thinker Terry Eagleton launches asurprising defence of the reality of evil, drawing onliterary, theological and psychoanalytic sources tosuggest that evil, no mere medieval artefact, is a realphenomenon with palpable force in ourcontemporary world.

Available May 2010192pp.

ISBN 978-0-300-15106-0 £18.99*

ALSO BY TERRY EAGLETON:

Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate

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