The Good Atheist
Title | The Good Atheist PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Barker |
Publisher | Ulysses Press |
Pages | 242 |
Release | 2011-01-25 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1569758468 |
How does an atheist respond to the question, What is the purpose of life? Barker helps you understand and appreciate why freely choosing to help and cooperate with others is the true path to finding purpose.
How to Be a Good Atheist
Title | How to Be a Good Atheist PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Harding |
Publisher | Oldacastle Books |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-04-28 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1842436856 |
For millennia priests and holy men have told countless conflicting tales about humanity's genesis and fate, while also saying anyone devoid of faith is evil, immoral, and responsible for societal ills. For those tired of these contradictions, fed up with hearing about divine mysteries when there aren't any, and offended by being told they're going to hell, atheism is a popular and logical answer. This book contains all you need to know about what to pack for your journey on the enlightening road to atheism, including explanations of the five types of atheism and the difference between an atheist and an agnostic—a term invented by T. H. Huxley, famous for his defense of Darwin—as well as how a deist differs from a theist. Learn why Christians were originally called atheists; read about Lucretius and his fellow materialists; and revel alongside atheists who happily have nothing to defend.
How to Be an Atheist (Foreword by J. P. Moreland)
Title | How to Be an Atheist (Foreword by J. P. Moreland) PDF eBook |
Author | Mitch Stokes |
Publisher | Crossway |
Pages | 269 |
Release | 2016-02-12 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 143354301X |
Atheists love to challenge the beliefs of Christians, emphasizing the importance of skepticism for all truly “free-thinking" people. However, more often than not, atheists actually aren’t skeptical enough. In this book, philosopher Mitch Stokes demonstrates that atheists’ confidence in the supposed God-killing “facts” of science, math, and their own reason all too often lulls them into a mind-set that leaves their own worldview largely unquestioned. Making the case for a more complete skepticism that questions the assumptions of Christians and non-Christians, this book winsomely shows how Christianity offers the best explanation for the world, humanity, and morality.
A Manual for Creating Atheists
Title | A Manual for Creating Atheists PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Boghossian |
Publisher | Pitchstone Publishing (US&CA) |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 2014-07-01 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1939578159 |
For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith—and are trained from an early age to spread their unique brand of religion. The result is a world broken in large part by unquestioned faith. As an urgently needed counter to this tried-and-true tradition of religious evangelism, A Manual for Creating Atheists offers the first-ever guide not for talking people into faith—but for talking them out of it. Peter Boghossian draws on the tools he has developed and used for more than 20 years as a philosopher and educator to teach how to engage the faithful in conversations that will help them value reason and rationality, cast doubt on their religious beliefs, mistrust their faith, abandon superstition and irrationality, and ultimately embrace reason.
Answering Atheism
Title | Answering Atheism PDF eBook |
Author | Trent Horn |
Publisher | Catholic Answers |
Pages | 335 |
Release | 2013-09-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9781938983436 |
Today's New Atheists don't just deny God's existence (as the old atheists did) - they consider it their duty to scorn and ridicule religious belief. We don't need new answers for this aggressive modern strain of unbelief: We need a new approach. In Answering Atheism, Trent Horn responds with a fresh and useful resource for the God debate, based on reason, common sense, and more importantly, a charitable approach that respects atheists' sincerity and good will, making this book suitable not just for believers but for skeptics and seekers too. Meticulously researched, and street-tested in Horn's work as a pro-God apologist, it tackles all the major issues of the debate, including: -Reconciling human evil and suffering with the existence of a loving, all-powerful God -Whether the empirical sciences have eliminated the need for God, or in fact point to him -How atheists usually deny moral laws (and thus a moral lawgiver) in theory
Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God
Title | Why I Am an Atheist Who Believes in God PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Schaeffer |
Publisher | Regina Orthodox Press,Csi |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-11-07 |
Genre | Belief and doubt |
ISBN | 9781928653998 |
Caught between the beauty of his grandchildren and grief over a friend's death, Frank Schaeffer finds himself simultaneously believing and not believing in God--an atheist who prays. Schaeffer wrestles with faith and disbelief, sharing his innermost thoughts. He writes as an imperfect son, husband and grandfather whose love for his family, art and life trumps the ugly theologies of an angry God and the atheist vision of a cold, meaningless universe.
Why I Became an Atheist
Title | Why I Became an Atheist PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Loftus |
Publisher | Prometheus Books |
Pages | 1047 |
Release | 2012-10-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1616145781 |
For about two decades John W. Loftus was a devout evangelical Christian, an ordained minister of the Church of Christ, and an ardent apologist for Christianity. With three degrees--in philosophy, theology, and philosophy of religion--he was adept at using rational argumentation to defend the faith. But over the years, doubts about the credibility of key Christian tenets began to creep into his thinking. By the late 1990s he experienced a full-blown crisis of faith. In this honest appraisal of his journey from believer to atheist, the author carefully explains the experiences and the reasoning process that led him to reject religious belief. The original edition of this book was published in 2006 and reissued in 2008. Since that time, Loftus has received a good deal of critical feedback from Christians and skeptics alike. In this revised and expanded edition, the author addresses criticisms of the original, adds new argumentation and references, and refines his presentation. For every issue he succinctly summarizes the various points of view and provides references for further reading. In conclusion, he describes the implications of life without belief in God, some liberating, some sobering. This frank critique of Christian belief from a former insider will interest freethinkers as well as anyone with doubts about the claims of religion.