To Hell with Heaven by Adam Kunz

From Hypatia Press The population of the United States is becoming less and less affiliated with any religion, at the same time that national, state, and local governments are considering policies that elevate religious freedom over other civil rights and liberties. Meanwhile, religious extremism and religiously motivated violence are steadily rising. In these vigorous debates, the loud voices of extremists drowned out religious and irreligious moderates. As the so-called "faithful" demand more and more accommodations for their beliefs, are large percentage of the population is on the sidelines. How should this "silent majority" of moderates approach such a pressing national conversation?   In To Hell with Heaven, Dr. Adam Kunz offers a solution: apatheism. A combination of the words "apathy" and "theism," this attitude meets religious claims with indifference. In his part-philosophical, part-autobiographical account, Dr. Kunz explains what apatheism is and how it differs from its oppo