20 Reasons to Abandon Christianity
Title | 20 Reasons to Abandon Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Chaz Bufe |
Publisher | See Sharp Press |
Pages | 31 |
Release | 2016-02-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1937276953 |
A mordant dissection of Christianity’s cruelty, arrogance, authoritarianism, dishonesty, misogyny, homophobia, and morbid sexual preoccupations.
24 Reasons to Abandon Christianity
Title | 24 Reasons to Abandon Christianity PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Bufe |
Publisher | See Sharp Press |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2022-05-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1947071432 |
Taking up where Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great left off, 24 Reasons to Abandon Christianity reveals Christianity's cruelty, dishonesty, fear-mongering, hypocrisy, misogyny, homophobia, dogmatism, and authoritarianism, and all of the misery, destruction, and death caused by these things. 24 Reasons to Abandon Christianity also reveals the roots of these characteristics, and why Christianity leads to all of these evils. While the book treats serious topics, its tone—much like Hitchens' book—is analytical, but also breezy and biting.
You Lost Me
Title | You Lost Me PDF eBook |
Author | David Kinnaman |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2011-10-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441213082 |
Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher's eye on these young believers. Where Kinnaman's first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think of Christianity, You Lost Me shows why younger Christians aged 16-29 are leaving the church and rethinking their faith. Based on new research, You Lost Me shows pastors, church leaders, and parents how we have failed to equip young people to live "in but not of" the world and how this has serious long-term consequences. More importantly, Kinnaman offers ideas on how to help young people develop and maintain a vibrant faith that they embrace over a lifetime.
Farewell to God
Title | Farewell to God PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Templeton |
Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2011-01-14 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1551994496 |
For more than twenty years, Charles Templeton was a major figure in the church in Canada and the United States. During the 1950s, he and Billy Graham were the two most successful exponents of mass evangelism in North America. Templeton spoke nightly to stadium crowds of up to thirty thousand people. However, increasing doubts about the validity of the Old Testament and the teachings of the Christian church finally brought about a crisis in his faith and in 1957 he resigned from the ministry. In Farewell to God, Templeton speaks out about his reasons for the abandonment of his faith. In straightforward language, Templeton deals with such subjects as the Creation fable, racial prejudice in the Bible, the identity of Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus’ alienation from his family, the second-class status of women in the church, the mystery of evil, the illusion that prayer works, why there is suffering and death, and the loss of faith in God. He concludes with a positive personal statement: “I Believe.”
How to Be a Christian without Going to Church
Title | How to Be a Christian without Going to Church PDF eBook |
Author | Kelly Bean |
Publisher | Baker Books |
Pages | 249 |
Release | 2014-06-24 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441246533 |
As many--young people especially--leave the traditional church in droves, they often still long for a genuine Christian community in which to practice their faith and share their spiritual journeys with others. They want to be faithful but struggle to find a place where they flourish. Whether they've already left the church behind or are merely considering it, readers will find here both heartfelt encouragement and practical steps for finding or creating a community of faith that honors God and offers rest, love, and communion with other believers. Author Kelly Bean broadens our definition of church to include many alternative forms of Christian community. With true stories of those who have given up on church and what they're doing now, this book is also helpful for pastors and churchgoers to help them understand why people leave the church--and what might be done to help them stay.
What Jesus Demands from the World
Title | What Jesus Demands from the World PDF eBook |
Author | John Piper |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1581348452 |
for every healthy tree bears good fruit --; Demand #28 : love your enemies--lead them to the truth --; Demand #29 : love your enemies--pray for those who abuse you --; Demand #30 : love your enemies--do good to those who hate you, give to the one who asks --; Demand #31 : love your enemies to show that you are children of God --; Demand #32 : love your neighbor as yourself,
Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings (2nd edition, revised)
Title | Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings (2nd edition, revised) PDF eBook |
Author | David G McAfee |
Publisher | Dangerous Little Books |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2011-10-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0956427685 |
"Not only do I believe that it is possible to maintain moral standards without the crutch of religion but I would argue that it is the only way to achieve true goodness." Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings compiles popular and lesser-known arguments against the principles established by the Christian canon. Using a phenomenological approach to build his case based on in-depth study at the University of California, Santa Barbara McAfee analyzes the Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament doctrine to build a logical and reasonable case against their validity. From contradictions between lived and portrayed religions to factual errors within the texts themselves, no stone is left unturned in this fully updated and expanded refutation of Christianity.