Finding Purpose In A Godless World
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Finding Purpose in a Godless World
A psychiatrist presents a compelling argument for how human purpose and caring emerged in a spontaneous and unguided universe. Can there be purpose without God? This book is about how human purpose and caring, like consciousness and absolutely everything else in existence, could plausibly have emerged and evolved unguided, bottom-up, in a spontaneous universe. A random world--which according to all the scientific evidence and despite our intuitions is the actual world we live in--is too often misconstrued as nihilistic, demotivating, or devoid of morality and meaning. Drawing on years of wide-ranging, intensive clinical experience as a psychiatrist, and his own family experience with cancer, Dr. Lewis helps readers understand how people cope with random adversity without relying on supernatural belief. In fact, as he explains, although coming to terms with randomness is often frightening, it can be liberating and empowering too. Written for those who desire a scientifically sound yet humanistic view of the world, Lewis's book examines science's inroads into the big questions that occupy religion and philosophy. He shows how our sense of purpose and meaning is entangled with mistaken intuitions that events in our lives happen for some intended cosmic reason and that the universe itself has inherent purpose. Dispelling this illusion, and integrating the findings of numerous scientific fields, he shows how not only the universe, life, and consciousness but also purpose, morality, and meaning could, in fact, have emerged and evolved spontaneously and unguided. There is persuasive evidence that these qualities evolved naturally and without mystery, biologically and culturally, in humans as conscious, goal-directed social animals. While acknowledging the social and psychological value of progressive forms of religion, the author respectfully critiques even the most sophisticated theistic arguments for a purposeful universe. Instead, he offers an evidence-based, realistic yet optimistic and empathetic perspective. This book will help people to see the scientific worldview of an unguided, spontaneous universe as awe-inspiring and foundational to building a more compassionate society.
Deconverted
Author: Jeffery Childress
language: en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date: 2022-04-07
Is the modern Christian church losing the battle against postmodern society and the current hate culture? Deconverted reflects research gathered from interviews with once self-professed Christians who have now walked away from the church and their previously deeply-held religious beliefs. With so much at risk in the lives of postmodern seekers, who is being misled and what apologetical truths can the church learn from this phenomenon?
Longing for More
Author: Blake S. Hart
language: en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date: 2025-06-25
Why do people long for more? Why, in an age of progress and endless possibilities, do so many feel restless, fragmented, and unfulfilled? Longing for More: Man’s Quest for Meaning and the Hope of Christ explores humanity’s enduring search for purpose in a world increasingly marked by disillusionment. Blake S. Hart masterfully weaves intellectual history, philosophy, and theology to trace the unraveling of meaning in modernity—from the optimism of scientific progress to the existential despair of postmodernism and New Atheism. Through the insights of profound thinkers like Dostoevsky, Eliot, and Frankl, readers will grapple with life’s deepest questions. Voices of restoration such as Chesterton, Lewis, and Tolkien illuminate the way forward, revealing how beauty, imagination, and faith rekindle meaning in an age of doubt. This book is a call to reclaim purpose through faith, community, and the Christian narrative. With practical wisdom and inspiring clarity, Longing for More invites readers to rediscover the joy and hope found in Christ, equipping them to live as restorers in a world longing for meaning. It is an invitation to the greatest journey of all.