Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. PREFACE xi
5. PART 1
6. 1. THE NEW GOD’S RELEVANCE 3
7. 2. A FIRST PASSAT DEFINING ‘‘GOD’’: THE ALLAND THE ONE 14
8. 3. A SECOND PASS: GOD AS THE POTENTIAL FOR GOODNESS 21
9. 4. THE USES OF BELIEF IN GOD 31
10. 5. THE USEFULNESS OF A PLAUSIBLE GOD 40
11. 6. SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME 58
12. 7. TALKING TO AND ABOUT GOD 72
13. PART 2
14. 8. AVOIDING IDOLATRY 93
15. 9. A MATTER OF TASTE 102
16. 10. TRUTH AND BEAUTY 114
17. APPENDIX A. THE INEFFABLE 123
18. APPENDIX B. THE UNTENABLE GOD 131
19. APPENDIX C. THEORIES OF TRUTH AND CREDIBILITY 141
20. NOTES 149
21. REFERENCES 175
22. Index 179