Against Religion, Wars, and States
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Against Religion, Wars, and States

The Case for Enlightenment Atheism, Just War Pacifism, and Liberal-Democratic Anarchism

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Against Religion, Wars, and States

The Case for Enlightenment Atheism, Just War Pacifism, and Liberal-Democratic Anarchism

About this book

In Against Religion, Wars, and States: The Case for Enlightenment Atheism, Just War Pacifism, and Liberal-Democratic Anarchism, Andrew Fiala argues that, societally, we must radically redefine our goals. A renewed focus on global justice, a heightened criticism of religion and a fuller embrace of enlightened humanism and the sciences are just some of the ways in which we can begin to address some of the problems endemic to our society, and ultimately bring about more lasting peace. Fiala argues both theoretically and empirically, moving from analyses of theology, ethics and political philosophy to case studies and data mined from these respective disciplines, and from the fallout of recent world events involving all three. Fiala attempts to wean us off of our deferral to the oppressive forces that spark movements like Occupy, and the Arab Spring, forces that manifest themselves in the brutal drug wars along our borders, and in the currently fractious and bigoted rhetoric of some of our most powerful political and religious leaders. Against Religion, Wars, and States provides a provocative, unified, and revolutionary critical theory for all who are skeptical of the religious, political, and military powers that be, and points the way towards a more peaceful, just and reasoned future.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Preface
  3. Against Religions, Wars, and States
  4. Five Principles of Criticism
  5. Agnosticism and Atheism
  6. Religion, the Military, and the Secular Challenge
  7. Religion, the Family, and Criminal Justice
  8. Skeptical Pacifism
  9. The War System, Profit, and the Failure of Just War Ethics
  10. One-Sided Wars: Torture, Nukes, Religion, and Collective Narcissism
  11. Social Contract Anarchism and Cosmopolitan Democracy
  12. Civil Religion, Voting, and Oligarchy
  13. State Violence, the Prison-Industrial Complex, and Immigration
  14. Conclusion
  15. Bibliography
  16. Index