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Religion, Morality and Meaning - Professor Alister McGrath

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Alister McGrath


Duration

57.40


Uploaded to YouTube

20 April 2016

Added to Database

20 August 2025


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Is religion needed for a grounded ethics, or is science enough to keep us good? http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/religion-morality-and-meaning-how-do-we-know-whats-right-to-do This lecture opens by exploring the relation between religion and morality, looking at some issues raised by writers such as Iris Murdoch and C. S. Lewis, including whether ethics can be "read off" nature, and whether some transcendent ground is necessary for ethics. We consider whether science is able to offer a firm basis for morality, engaging recent works such as Sam Harris's Landscape of Faith (2010), and Alex Rosenberg's The Atheist's Guide to Reality (2011). The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/religion-morality-and-meaning-how-do-we-know-whats-right-to-do Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,900 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/greshamcollege