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Keith Ward FBA (born 1938) is an English philosopher and theologian. He is a fellow of the British Academy and a priest of the Church of England . He was a canon of Christ Church, Oxford , until 2003.
Ward states his view that the assertion that religion does more harm than good ignores "the available evidence from history, from psychology and sociology, and from philosophy" and suggests that proponents of this view "refuse to investigate the question in a properly rigorous way, and substitute rhetoric for analysis". [1]
God, A Guide for the Perplexed is a non-fiction book by Keith Ward arguing the compatibility between science and religion. In seven chapters Keith Ward takes the reader through the history of mankind's religious thought. He shows how philosophical questions have always been linked with religious questions, and how religion has never been merely ...
This is a list of well-known Mormon dissidents or other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who have either been excommunicated or have resigned from the church – as well as of individuals no longer self-identifying as LDS and those inactive individuals who are on record as not believing and/or not participating in the church.
Criticism of religion involves criticism of the validity, concept, or ideas of religion. [1] Historical records of criticism of religion go back to at least 5th century BCE in ancient Greece, in Athens specifically, with Diagoras "the Atheist" of Melos. In ancient Rome, an early known example is Lucretius' De rerum natura from the 1st century BCE.
Keith Ward (born 1938) James Dunn (1939–2020) John Frame (born 1939) John F. MacArthur (born 1939) R. C. Sproul (1939–2017) Matthew Fox (born 1940) Stanley Hauerwas (born 1940) Walter Klaiber (born 1940) John N. Oswalt (born 1940) Stephen Tong (born 1940) Elizabeth Johnson (born 1941) Erwin Lutzer (born 1941) David Hocking (born 1941 ...
Perceiving God received positive reviews from Terrence W. Tilley in Theological Studies, [3] Brian Hebblethwaite in Modern Theology, [4] the philosopher Keith Ward in Philosophy, [5] Patrick Sherry in Religion, [6] Proudfoot in the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, [7] and Matthias Steup in Noûs, [8] and a mixed review from John F. Post in The Journal of Religion. [9]
In The Tablet, Keith Ward criticised Dawkins for what he considered to be an indiscriminate and simplistic approach to religion. [10] Professor Keith Ward's book Is Religion Dangerous?, responding to the Dawkins programme, analyzes the claim that religion does more harm than good and suggests that "such assertions ... ignore the available ...