Godless Morality: Keeping Religion Out of Ethics - Softcover

Holloway, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841950076 ISBN 13: 9781841950075

Publisher: Canongate Books, 2000

Synopsis

Reacting against those who use God to back up their own prejudices, Bishop Holloway argues that we should see morality as human. Like the civil law, it is historically evolved, it rests on consent, and it is being continuously renegotiated.

About this title

Review:

"A passionate, provocative and common sense challenge to easy cant." (The Observer)

"Lucid, convincing and manifestly compassionate" (Mary Warnock)

"A book of morals for our brave new world, by a very wise man indeed. Inspiring. Fascinating. Full of hope" (Fay Weldon)

"This is a courageous book for a bishop to write, and everything it says about morality is right and true" (Literary Review)

"His conclusions are refreshing . . . a brave and scholarly book" (Observer)

Book Description:

A fascinating and thoughtful-provoking exploration of human morality from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Leaving Alexandria

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1841950076
• ISBN 13: 9781841950075
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192