Bernard Shaw's remarkable religion : a faith that fits the facts / Stuart E. Baker. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Stuart E. (Stuart Eddy)

Series:

Florida Bernard Shaw series.

The Florida Bernard Shaw series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950--Religion.

Shaw, Bernard.

Religious drama, English--History and criticism.

Religious drama, English.

Rationalism in literature.

Religion in literature.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 263 p. )

Place of Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book on George Bernard Shaw's philosophy of religion, Stuart Baker examines Shaw's insistence that a religion for the contemporary world must be a true guide to daily living, as well as consistent with science. Baker concludes that Shaw was right and presents Shaw's arguments in analytical, logical, and scientific terms. Where previous work on Shaw's religious thought approaches the subject from the point of view of traditional religion, this study approaches his unusual religious ideas on their own terms, which differ from those of either traditional faith or modern atheistic materialism. Baker supports Shaw's contention that his metaphysical principles provide a more solid foundation for ethics and progressive politics than do most alternatives. Baker also endorses Shaw's belief that the scientific principles of rigorousness, logic, and analytical thinking bear out his argument that teleological principles are at work in the world and that the universe can be said to have a will that could be the subject of careful scientific investigation.

Contents:

Foreword / R.F. Dietrich

I. Foundations of Faith. 1. A Creed for Living: A Faith That Fits the Facts. 2. Realism. 3. The Will and Its Responsibilities

II. A Guide to Art and Life. 4. A Playwright's Progress. 5. Major Barbara. 6. Ethics, Economics and Government

III. God and Science. 7. The Marriage of Science and Religion

IV. A Peroration. 8. Catching Up with Shaw.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-259) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-8130-2896-5