CAN OUR GOD BEAT UP THEIR GOD?

About the Book

This is not a "Hallelujah, praise the Lord" book. It is a sometimes reverent, sometimes irreverent, reasoned examination of tradition from a Deistic point of view. Professor Wiley asks the reader to agree or disagree with his postulates with reasoned objectivity, not with "That is not what I have always believed." He writes with an easy-reading style that is not "word-loaded", and gets directly to the point with no distractions from pomposity or circumlocution.

In this book he examines tradition and introduces his personal concept of Deism as it applies to issues that are often troublesome and controversial. He gently but forcefully analyzes them, and suggests some avenues for acceptance or change. The reader is entertained while challenged to search for meaning and truth in religion, geopolitics, communication, perception, and the quality and purpose of life. As one reader wrote: "Thank you for clarifying my thoughts in so many areas."

About the Author

Raymond Wiley, BA., M.S., APR was born in 1916 in Dumont, N.J. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, and retired as a major in the U.S.Air Force in 1962. He taught communication skills and psychological warfare at the Air University, then communication skills and public relations for 17 years at Southern Illinois University where he is Emeritus Professor. He was a professional baritone soloist for fifty years, photojournalist, tennis and golf player, mountain climber, ski instructor, and Gold Life Master in bridge. With typical dry humor he points out that these varied activities helped him avert any possibility of becoming a general in the military, or a college president in academe. His most prideful legacy: the Raymond D. Wiley Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America. It still flourishes at S.I.U. after 34 years. He is a member and contributor to many organizations dedicated to preserving the environment. He promises to respond to Email comments to rwiley7@tampabay.rr.com.