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Case for Religion, The List
Price: $24.95 Keith Ward dismantles the arguments against religion from fields as diverse as science, sociology, and psychology, offering an alternative view that emphasizes how religious faith can overcome selfishness, give a sense of purpose, and transform behavior. Ward turns his attention to the role of religion over the centuries and in the world today. His informative and factual narrative outlines the various attempts that have been made throughout history to explain religion. Book
of Distinction: 2005 Keith Ward has recently been named as a fellow of the British Academy. He is the Regius Professor of Divinity and head of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford. A priest of the Church of England and Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, he holds Doctor of Divinity degrees from Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Formerly Dean of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and Professor of History and Philosophy of Religion at the University of London, he has lectured at the universities of Glasgow, St. Andrew's and Cambridge. He is a member of the Governing Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and has taught at Drake University, Claremont Graduate School and the University of Tulsa. |
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