In these two closely connected volumes, the Princeton philosopher Mark Johnston argues for the following conclusions. First, that refusing to identify God as an idol requires one to reject the central claims of most versions of Christianity (as well as Judaism and Islam). Second, that there can be no coherent account of the resurrection of the body or of most versions of person (...)
October 08, 2010
Books
Eternal Life for Atheists
Saving GodReligion after IdolatryMark JohnstonPrinceton University Press, $24.95, 198 pp.Surviving DeathMark JohnstonPrinceton University Press, $35, 393 pp.
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