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Belief or Nonbelief? has eight chapters, during which Eco and Cardinal Martini discuss various topics such as religion, belief, abortion, and ethics. The book's title refers to "the beliefs of those who do not believe in God or religious dogmas".
Four general topics are discussed—the place of ethics in the modern world and the importance, or the lack of it, of the Christian tradition; the ends of life and its meaning for our thinking about conception, abortion and euthanasia; the place of women, and by extension the role of authority in human relations; and the necessity in today's ...
Each author writes four alternating chapters addressing the hopes of humanity at the dawn of a new millennium, the question of the beginning of human life, the role of the Church, and how we can...
They frame a debate that has begun to rage in this millennial year, aware of the gulf between belief and nonbelief that separates them. The result is illuminating. Where are the limits of...
19 lis 2021 · Having discussed the definitions of belief and common misconceptions previously I felt it would be good to cover belief in a little more detail, namely how belief and non-belief inform actions. If you remember our short on belief, it was defined like this: Something accepted as true. Something thought most likely.
Belief enables action and is shaped by the consequences of those actions in the evolution of our lives, both individually and collectively. But, what are the beliefs we believe in? What concerns must we address with our beliefs to anchor us successfully midst life’s turmoils?
7 lis 2013 · Secular obsession with the new Apocalypse / Umberto Eco -- Hope puts an end to "the end" / Carlo Maria Martini -- When does human life begin?
