“Refusing all inwardness and consolation, David Webster faces down spirituality’s guile in favour of a bleak atheism’s hints of a worthwhile life. Bracing, timely stuff!”
Dr Peter Manley Scott, University of Manchester,
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“Should be placed gently but firmly in the hands of any budding convert who thinks that the vacuous claims of a new spirituality are any better than the lies, evasions and hypocrisies of orthodox religion ...”
Professor Christopher Norris, Distinguished Research Professor in Philosophy, Cardiff University
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"This is as close to a “must read” as it gets, for the religious as well as the spiritual reader, as well as for atheists."
Dr. Mikael Askander, Lund University, Sweden
While the comments on Religion Dispatches are a little negative/angry in places, an alternative type of response can be seen at: http://blogs.timescolonist.com/2012/06/01/stupid-selfish-unhappy-spirituality/
And some more responses here: http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/06/03/when-someone-tells-me-that-they-are-not-religious-but-very-spiritual-i-want-to-punch-them-in-the-face/