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100 1 a| Murray, Charles A.,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk8WGtcMfcQQ6BQ9PPYT3=| ^A10140;

245 10 a| Taking religion seriously /c| Charles Murray.;

250 a| First American edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Encounter Books,c| 2025.;

300 a| 185 pages ;c| 23 cm;

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520 a| "'Millions are like me when it comes to religion: well-educated and successful people for whom religion has been irrelevant,' Charles Murray writes. 'For them, I think I have a story worth telling.' Taking Religion Seriously is Murray's autobiographical account of the decades-long evolution in his stance toward the idea of God in general and Christianity in particular. He argues that religion is something that can be approached as an intellectual exercise. His account moves from the improbable physics of the Big Bang to recent discoveries about the nature of consciousness, from evolutionary psychology to hypotheses about a universal Moral Law. His exploration of Christianity delves into the authorship of the Gospels, the reliability of biblical texts, and the scholarship surrounding the resurrection story. Murray, the author of Coming Apart and coauthor of The Bell Curve, does not write as an expert. He acknowledges that those taking religion seriously for the first time, like himself, must grapple with topics and ideas that defy intellectual mastery. In this book, Murray offers his personal example of intellectual struggle toward religion. 'Maybe God needs a way to reach over-educated agnostics and that's what I stumbled into,' he writes. 'It's a more arid process than divine revelation but it has been rewarding. And, if you're like me, it's the only game in town.'" --c| Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

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Taking religion seriously / Charles Murray.

Author/creator	Murray, Charles A. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First American edition.
Publication	New York : Encounter Books, 2025.
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	185 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects	Christianity. Self-realization--Religious aspects. Attitude (Psychology) Religious life. Agnosticism. Belief and doubt.

Contents	Introduction -- Part I: Taking God seriously. -- "More than evolution required" -- Perceptual deficit -- Moving off dead center -- The brute facts of the Big Bang -- Challenges to materialism -- Part II: Taking Christianity seriously. -- A strange new respect -- Enter C. S. Lewis -- The moral law -- Who wrote the Gospels and when? -- The historicity of the Gospels -- What's the point?
Abstract	"'Millions are like me when it comes to religion: well-educated and successful people for whom religion has been irrelevant,' Charles Murray writes. 'For them, I think I have a story worth telling.' Taking Religion Seriously is Murray's autobiographical account of the decades-long evolution in his stance toward the idea of God in general and Christianity in particular. He argues that religion is something that can be approached as an intellectual exercise. His account moves from the improbable physics of the Big Bang to recent discoveries about the nature of consciousness, from evolutionary psychology to hypotheses about a universal Moral Law. His exploration of Christianity delves into the authorship of the Gospels, the reliability of biblical texts, and the scholarship surrounding the resurrection story. Murray, the author of Coming Apart and coauthor of The Bell Curve, does not write as an expert. He acknowledges that those taking religion seriously for the first time, like himself, must grapple with topics and ideas that defy intellectual mastery. In this book, Murray offers his personal example of intellectual struggle toward religion. 'Maybe God needs a way to reach over-educated agnostics and that's what I stumbled into,' he writes. 'It's a more arid process than divine revelation but it has been rewarding. And, if you're like me, it's the only game in town.'" -- Publisher, inside front flap of dust jacket.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Apologetic writings.
Genre/form	Écrits apologétiques.
ISBN	9781641774857
ISBN	1641774851

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