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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 211 EAN: 9780020160229 ISBN: 0020160224 Label: Touchstone Manufacturer: Touchstone Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 180 Publication Date: July 16, 1991 Publisher: Touchstone Studio: Touchstone Related Items:
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 Rating:  - What HE thinks about GodBeing the Christian that i am , I was very skeptical in reading Mortimer J. Adler's "How to Think About God". The author is a pagan indeed and I had the mind set before I even opened the cover that I would not agree with his opinion's. After the third chapter i found myself very intrigued about Adler's views and opinions. The main focus and purpose of this book is to convince people that the existence of God is really much more simple than most people perceive it to be. He discusses the 3 main ... Read More Rating:  - A Critical Thinking Review.After taking a few days to read this novel, I am still somewhat confused on "How To Think About God", as the author states, every human falls into atleast one of these 3 categories. You either know God and love him, You do not know God but seek him, or you do not know God and you also do not seek him. Throughout this book, Adler seems to always take the philosophical appraoch to the issue's about God and really dosent say much about science and religion, just like this quote came from the text ... Read More Rating: - How to Think About GodMortimer Adler takes the time to explain every angle of his point in this text. He tries to make his point using only philisophical reasoning, not religion or science, which is the norm for thinking about God. He uses other philosophers' works in trying to prove his point, but he also refutes their reasoning. I was impressed with the way he tried to reach his readers, both believers and non-believers. He reaches out to the 21st centry pagan and reaches to the believer who has doubts or concerns ... Read More Rating: - A Pantheist's Perspective of Dr. Adler's GodThough I eschew belief in that which is, in principle, unknowable, since I have experienced - much to my profound surprise -- the presence of God within myself, I believe in God. However, I also think that Pantheism presents a more likely conception of God than that of a God completely detached from the cosmos. That makes me a Pagan. Dr. Adler says "Pantheism identifies God with the infinite cosmos, thereby annulling the distinction between the natural and the supernatural." Christians commonly ... Read More Rating: - A Thinking Man's Guide to FaithI read a copy of this book that I checked out of my university library. Adler wrote this book long before becoming a Christian himself. He describes his walk to faith in the book titled "Philosophers Who Believe." In How to Think About God, Adler leads the reader to the precipice of belief. He won't take the final leap for you nor does he do that himself. But he does lead a thinking person to the notion that faith and rational thinking are not mutually exclusive. This book was a great help to me and ... Read More 
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