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The authentic spiritual quest is marked not by certainties but by questions and doubt. Mark Vernon who was a priest, and left an atheist explores the wonder of science, the ups and downs of being ´spiritual but not religious´, the insights of ancient philosophy, and God the biggest question.

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The authentic spiritual quest is marked not by certainties but by questions and doubt. How To Be An Agnostic explores the wonder of science, the ups and downs of being ´spiritual but not religious´, the insights of ancient philosophy, and God the biggest question.
Mark Vernon was an Anglican priest, left a conviction atheist, and now finds himself to be a committed, searching agnostic. Part personal story, part spiritual search, this journey through physics and philosophy concludes that the contemporary lust for certainty is demeaning of our humanity. We live in a time of spiritual crisis, but the key to wisdom as Socrates, the great theologians and the best scientists know is embracing the limits of our knowledge.
This much expanded edition was previously published as After Atheism, and includes new chapters looking at mindfulness meditation, pic´n´mix religion, quantum spirituality, the probability of God and why Stephen Hawking is wrong about nothing.
Part personal quest, part search through science and theology, part discovery of Socrates, this book asks what a spiritual person can make of God and religion today.

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Acknowledgements Introduction: There´s Something, not Nothing Socrates´ Quest: The Agnostic Spirit Cosmic Religion: How Science does God How to Be Human: Science and Ethics Socrates or Buddha? On Being Spiritual but not Religious Bad Faith: Religion as Certainty Christian Agnosticism: Learned Ignorance Following Socrates: A Way of Life How To Be An Agnostic: An A-Z Further reading and references Index

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Mark Vernon began his professional life as a priest in the Church of England, left an atheist, and is now a searching agnostic on such things. He is a writer and journalist, other titles including After Atheism and Wellbeing, part of the Art of Living series he edits. He writes regularly for the Guardian and the TLS, is on the faculty at The School of Life in London, and is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College, London. He has degrees in physics and theology, and a PhD in philosophy.

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