Greg Epstein
Greg M. Epstein holds a B.A. in religion and Chinese, as well as an M.A. in Judaic studies from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in theological studies from the Harvard Divinity School. In addition to serving as the Humanist chaplain at Harvard University, he is a regular contributor to "On...
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Greg M. Epstein holds a B.A. in religion and Chinese, as well as an M.A. in Judaic studies from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in theological studies from the Harvard Divinity School. In addition to serving as the Humanist chaplain at Harvard University, he is a regular contributor to "On Faith," an online forum on religion produced by Newsweek and the Washington Post, and his work has been featured on National Public Radio and in several national publications.
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As a nonreligious person, I agree with most of what Epstein had to say but I found the book didn't really provide any kind of fresh insight and, at times, came across a little more defensive in tone than I felt necessary.
I wanted to like this book, really I did. I mostly enjoyed it: it's a good counterbalance to all the work by atheist writers like Hitchens and Dawkins, who tend to be a bit inflammatory and polemical. I have asked before in my book reviews for someone to write an inspiring, deeply-felt book from a n...
Epstein argues that yes, we can be good without God. But is being good enough? The Bible has a few things to say about that (not that humanists care what the Bible says, but...).It was interesting to see Epstein avoid blatant religion-bashing (as Hitchens and Harris are wont to do), instead opting f...
Epstein's book is a refreshing break from the self-conscious atheism of Dawkins et al. The focus on what atheists do value, rather than on what we don't, was thought-provoking.Now, Dawkins may be obsessed with debunking creationism and Hitchens with shocking you into submission, but at least they're...
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