Why Bother Being Good?: The Place of God in the Moral Life (Christian Classics Bible Studies)

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Summary: very recommended:
Review: I don't agree that Hare in this book offered many doubtful assumptions. I am a foreigner myself and yet I don't feel any estrangement when I read his book (of course, I am a Christian). During my reading, I accept many of his assumptions and examples as being fitted with Christian common sense. His intention to write to general audience must also be understood in the light of his identity as a Christian thinker. I don't think that in writing a book to a general audience, a Christian writer must abandon many specific Christian jargons. That's not necessary at all. Besides, the notion that Kant's practical reason is empty must be considered again in the light of the most recent Kantian scholarship and close textual analysis. I believe that some prominent Kant's scholars like Onora O'Neill, Christine Korsgaard, and Felicitas MUnzel will not necessarily accept the accusation of the emptiness of Kantian ethics. Recently, a dynamically growing body of Kantian scholarship (not necessarily Christian) argues otherwise and recognizes the importance of Kant's religious belief in his entire system. I feel that this book must be read and thaught. You may also read it together with Hare's God's Call (or Moral Gap, if you want a more serious study).