{"product_id":"2026200010585-secondhand-the-future-of-unbelief","title":"The Future Of Unbelief","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First Ed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears but light chipping around edges.  Page Condition: Tanning and foxing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the great ideological certainties of the West were crumbling, Gerhard Szczesny issued a bold and unflinching challenge to the dominance of religious thought in modern life. The Future of Unbelief presents a rigorous philosophical argument for a secular humanism grounded not in nihilism, but in intellectual honesty and the full acceptance of human responsibility. Translated from the German by Edward B. Garside, the work stands as a landmark contribution to the mid-twentieth-century debate between faith and reason, confronting the question of whether humanity can — and must — construct a meaningful existence without recourse to the divine.\n\nSzczesny writes with the precision of a philosopher and the passion of a cultural critic, dismantling the assumptions that underpin organised religion and arguing that unbelief is not a deficiency of the spirit, but its highest expression. The book resonates deeply within the tradition of European humanist thought, drawing on a lineage that stretches from the Enlightenment through to existentialism. For any reader who has wrestled with the place of faith in a rational world, this work leaves a question hanging in the air that refuses to be easily answered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130718593243,"sku":"2026200010585-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d1bba392-ac9f-4351-a822-405f9d2258f8.png?v=1786589181","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010585-secondhand-the-future-of-unbelief","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}