After Dinner Conversation - Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Fiction

De: Sarah Johnson, Steven Ross, Harris Coverley, Shannon Frost Greenstein, Kelly Piner, Ville V. Kokko, Henry McFarland, Abra Staffin-Wiebe, David Wiseman, Erika Lutz

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Ranked Top 10 "Best Lit Mags of 2023, 2024" by Chill Subs

Synopsis: Carefully curated stories from After Dinner Conversation magazine to create a themed short story book about the philosophy of religion. Perfect for classrooms and book clubs, each story is 1,500-7,000 words and comes with five suggested discussion questions. Edition Editor - Derek Kocher

• The Angel In The Juniper: Holly meets an angel who tells her to kill her revolutionary professor.
• Grief: After hundreds of years of direct interactions, God declares he has nothing more to teach and leaves.
• Pneumadectomy: A young boy is ostracized by his friends because he has had his soul surgically removed.
• The House of God: A mother takes her sick child to church, and is forced to answer her son's questions about the omnipotence.
• The Sacrifice: A woman's faith is tested when she is asked to sacrifice her life in exchange for a miracle worker.
• God is Alive: A would-be atheist philosopher has a personal interaction with God and is given a physics defying miracle of proof.
• Sacrificing Mercy: A devout Christian refuses a heart transplant based on her religious convictions.
• In Their Image: A Pastor is invited to open a church on another planet, but finds its furry inhabitants have a unique faith all their own.
• The Devil You Know: A man armed only with knitting needles encounter's the Devil and his children.
• Two Left Arms: A woman challenges religious dogma when her brother is born with two left arms.

After Dinner Conversation believes humanity is improved by ethics and morals grounded in philosophical truth. Philosophical truth is discovered through intentional reflection and respectful debate. In order to facilitate that process, we have created a growing series of short stories across genres, a monthly magazine, themed books, and two podcasts. These accessible examples of abstract ethical and philosophical ideas are intended to draw out deeper discussions with friends, family, and students.

Reviews ★★★★★
“With Science fiction we can explore other galaxies and alien conflicts, but with philosophical fiction we can explore other minds and ethical conflicts. Let this book take you on a Phi-Fi adventure.”
— William Irwin, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor, King's College

“After Dinner Conversation has taken up the initiative to write themed collections of short stories that fit focused ethics courses – say, a course on bioethics, AI ethics, Tech ethics etc. These collections can offer a spine for such courses or individual stories could be added to a course as illustrative material to stimulate discussion. The stories are lively and engaging and followed by a set of questions to start classroom discussion. Also, outside of educational contexts, the stories will work nicely to stimulate conversation in families, elder hostels, youth clubs, or book groups.”
— Luc Bovens, Ph.D. - Philosophy Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill