Critiques of God

by Peter A. Angeles (Editor), Peter A. Angeles

The papers of sixteen well-known philosophers and psychologists, including Sigmund Freud, Erich Fromm, and Bertrand Russell, present a case against belief in God

Genres: Philosophy, Religion, Atheism, Nonfiction

371 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Peter A. Angeles received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University, New York. He has taught philosophy at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; Albert Schweitzer College, Switzerland; the University of California at Santa Barbara; Northern Arizona University, Yavapai College, Mesa College, Scottsdale College, and the University of Phoenix.

He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Santa Barbara City College, where he taught and was Chairperson of the Department of Philosophy from 1970 to his early retirement in 1990.

He is the author of an Introduction to Sentential Logic; The Possible Dream: Toward Understanding the Black Experience; The Problem of God and Critiques of God (ed.); Dictionary of Christian Theology; When Blind Eyes Pierce the Darkness; and numerous articles in scholarly journals.

He lives in Santa Barbara, California and has produced a series of 52 half-hour weekly children's stories for his radio show The Children's Story Time.

Reviews

[Rob]

If there is a single source for the best arguments for atheism, this is it. Although some of the pieces in the compilation are a bit dated, they are nevertheless benchmark works by some of the brightest minds of the twentieth century. Atheism is currently seeing a resurgence and any interested reader would do well to investigate its intellectual underpinnings offered here.

[Skymeson Rolnick]

This book is a must have for atheist. Very good critique of all those f**k'n morons that still believe the bible was written by the hand of god!

[Michael Brady]

While some of the essays are timeless others show their age. On balance though, a worthwhile read.