Mere Morality

What drives us to be good? How do we even know how to be good? Philosophers and theologians have dealt with such questions for millennia, but Dan Barker thinks the answers are not so complicated. In Mere Morality, he argues there's no need to appeal to supernatural commandments or the fear of some higher power when considering morality. Stripping “good" and "evil” down to the basics, he offers a simple compass for navigating life's most difficult moral and ethical dilemmas.

Dan Barker served as an evangelical preacher for nearly 20 years until he decided to leave Christianity. Today he is co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation and co-host of Freethought Radio. A widely sought-after lecturer, debater, and performer, he is author of Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists and God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.