Is God Dead?

by Dr. Ramendra

Overview

"An overview of an influential book from one of India's deepest thinkers in Secular Humanism. Professor Ramendra presents clear reasons for rethinking the classical arguments for the existence of God."
— The Secular Web.

"The beauty of the endeavor is that a very difficult and abstract subject has been treated so lucidly that even an ordinary educated person can thoroughly understand it."
— The Radical Humanist.

A short introduction to Dr. Ramendra's influential Hindi book 'Kya ishwar mar chuka hai?' (1985, 1995).

In a crisp, concise and fascinating discourse, the author has boldly advocated atheism on logical and moral grounds.

'Is God Dead?' was first published in print edition in 1998 (second revised edition in 2011). This ebook is based on the second print edition.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011388835
Publisher:	Dr. Ramendra
Publication date:	06/20/2011
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	78 KB

About the Author

Dr. Ramendra (full name "Ramendra Nath") is presently working as a Professor in the Post Graduate Department of Philosophy of Patna University, Patna, India. He is a former Head of the Department of Philosophy of Patna College, Patna University. He has been now teaching philosophy in Patna University for more than thirty-seven years.

He is a double gold medalist and double research degree holder from Patna University. His Ph. D was on "The Ethical Philosophy of Bertrand Russell" and his D. Lit. Was on "M. N. Roy's New Humanism and Materialism". Both these works have been published as books.

Dr. Ramendra is the author of nearly forty books and booklets in Hindi and English, including 'Why I am Not a Hindu', 'Is God Dead?, 'The Myth of Unity of all Religions' and 'Some Reflections on Ethics'. Besides, he has written more than thousand articles in newspapers, magazines and journals. His works have been translated into Bhojpuri, Oriya, Gujarati, Telugu and Malyalam.

Dr. Ramendra (born 1957) is married to Dr. Kawaljeet Kaur since 1981. Dr. Ramendra, along with his wife, is the co-founder of Buddhiwadi Samaj (Rationalist Society) and Buddhiwadi Foundation, two internationally known organizations for promoting rationalism and humanism.

Dr. Ramendra's only daughter, Priya, is a software engineer and she works actively for the Buddhiwadi Foundation.