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Meta<\/em><\/strong> chronicles the journey of Andrew Murtagh and Adam Lee in their uncommon exchange turned friendship. From foundational metaphysics to the application of God\u2019s existence, Murtagh and Lee guide their audience through the lenses of their respective worldviews to the questions of morality, consciousness, free-will, and religious experience. From ancient Greek philosophers to Aquinas, Enlightenment thinkers like Descartes and Hume, to the philosophers and scientists of today \u2013 Murtagh and Lee wrestle with the big questions in light of classical theism and naturalism.<\/p>\n Why is there something rather than nothing? What is the ultimate nature of reality and how does that extend into the public square? In this treatise, two passionate truth seekers aim to change the way the discussion is being had from the vantage points of Christianity and atheism. Is theism or atheism more compelling? If theism, why Christianity? Did Jesus even exist? After theism\/atheism, then what? What is the good life? Is morality objective? What does abortion, education, and healthcare look like in the just city? Embarking on a quest for truth on the big questions, their world views clash in a philosophical tour de force. In their discord, a blossoming friendship; in their agreement, vows to change the world\u2026<\/p>\n Both authors have chosen to donate 20% of the profits from the sales of the book to fight against human trafficking at home and abroad. Readers will be captivated by the earnest quest for truth and humanitarian effort that is Meta: On God, the Big Questions, and the Just City<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cAndrew Murtagh and Adam Lee provide a model of how conversations in day-to-day life can be touched by the philosophical spirit\u2014one that seeks actual reasons for accepting or rejecting various claims, that acknowledges the limitations of one\u2019s own perspective, and that is open to altering one\u2019s views in the evolving endeavor to discern what is true and to order one\u2019s life accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014William Jaworski, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy at Fordham University and author of\u00a0Structure and the Metaphysics of Mind<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cA bold journey\u2026 The nature of the good, the existence of God, faith and reason, the problem of evil, the historicity of Jesus, consciousness, heaven, causation, justice, church and state, and abortion, it\u2019s all here\u2026 If you share Murtagh and Lee\u2019s passion for the friendly pursuit of truth across deep intellectual divides, then Meta is for you.\u201d \u201cPerhaps you have grown tired of scholarly dialogues that regularly lose the audience in technicalities, or where opponents scream over each other so neither can be heard. If you enjoy dialogues but refuse to pay these prices, try this discussion between Andrew Murtagh (a Christian) and Adam Lee (an atheist).\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Gary Habermas, Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor & Chair of Philosophy at Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and author of\u00a0The Historical Jesus<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cA theist and an atheist walk into a radio station, and out come a brilliant series of letters. Thoughtful, witty, respectful \u2013 Lee\u2019s and Murtagh\u2019s extended conversation about the nature of truth, existence, and morality transcends competition and spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014Katherine Stewart, journalist and author of\u00a0The Good News Club: The Religious Right\u2019s Stealth Assault on America\u2019s Children<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n by Andrew Murtagh<\/p>\n Watch the trailer for the ![\"Murtagh_Front\"](\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/422\/2017\/12\/Murtagh_Front.jpg\")
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\n\u2014Randal Rauser, Ph.D., Professor of Historical Theology at Taylor Seminary and author of\u00a0An Atheist and a Christian Walk Into a Bar<\/em>\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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