Belief or Non-Belief: A Confrontation

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In this stimulating dialogue these two great men, who stand on opposite sides of the church door, discuss some of the most controversial issues of the day. One is a respected scholar and one of the preeminent ecumenical churchmen of Europe; the other the world-famous author of The Name of the Rose, a scholar, philosopher and self-declared secularist, a man who writes with equal ease about Thomas Aquinas and James Joyce, computers and the medieval Templars. Often adversarial but always amicable, their debate will fascinate many.

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This is a heartening book in demonstrating that serious and charitable dialogue between belief and nonbelief is both possible and valuable. -- John Habgood * The Tablet *
Perhaps the most important thing about this book is that it was written at all, because it is a model of the way in which a dialogue between believers and non-believers should be conducted. -- Karen Armstrong * The Independent *
This is a thoroughly enjoyable, invigorating work. * Times Literary Supplement *
The Eco-Martini correspondence lifts the possibility of intelligent conversation on religion to a new level. -- Harvey Cox, Professor of Divinity, Harvard University

Author Bio

Carlo Maria Martini is the Cardinal Archbishop of Milan. Umberto Eco is the celebrated author of numerous novels and works of non-fiction.