By Peter Vardy The Thinker's Guide to God

by Peter Vardy

The attempt to define what we mean by God, and indeed goodness, has been the central preoccupation of Western religion and philosophy.

Genres: Christianity, Nonfiction, Religion

Unknown Binding

First published September 25, 2003

About the author

Dr. Peter Vardy (born 1945) is a British academic, philosopher, theologian and author. Since 1999 he has held the post of Vice Principal at Heythrop College, London.

Vardy was originally a chartered accountant before becoming an academic. He holds a Masters Degree in Theology (with distinction) and a Ph.D (on ‘The Concept of Eternity’) from King's College London and has lectured in Philosophy of Religion at King's and also at the Institute of Education, London on their Masters Degree in Education programme.

Reviews

[Avie Louise · Rating 3 out of 5]

definitely prompted me to think more deeply about the concept of god. some chapters were more interesting than others and certain views were presented with more balance than others. felt like the author's bias was present is some parts much more than others.

[Wulfgar's Papa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read on how the christian God was viewed by some of the great thinkers of the past and how views on God have evolved into what we have now. This book does a good job of covering all different viewpoints from Plato and Aristotle to even covering the views of atheist such as Richard Dawkins. It shed some more light on one of my main questions about the Bible: Who decided what stories to include or exclude from it.
Lots of interesting stuff covered in this book. I should of started taking notes sooner, I started taking notes in the last 1/3 of the book.

[Jason , etc. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The authors planted tongues firmly in their cheeks and then dove into a murky topic. When attempting to understand something beyond our capacity, the addition of humor tends to not only be acceptable, but also necessary to lessen the sting of the realization of just how little we actually understand.

[Az · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fantastic resource for A level studies.

[T C Netzley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good summation of the effectual philosophers for the western culture regarding God

[Edward · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic read for someone who of any faith or has been exploring the idea of God