Ergebnis für "Hope" in Atheismus

Atheism's leading lights have long been intellectuals raised in the secular and academic worlds: Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens. By contrast, Jerry DeWitt was born and bred into the church and was in fact a Pentecostal preacher before arriving at atheism through an extraordinary dialogue with faith that spanned more than a quarter of a century. Hope After Faith is his account of that journey. DeWitt was a pastor in the town of DeRidder, Louisiana, and was a fixture of the community. In private, however, he'd begun to question his faith.

What happens when belief is questioned—and comfort is no longer enough? God-Less is not an attack on faith, nor is it an attempt to strip meaning from life. It is a careful, honest examination of religion as a human construct—one shaped by fear, power, tradition, and the need to survive an uncertain world. Through clear reasoning and unflinching inquiry, God-Less challenges the idea that morality, hope, or purpose require God—while acknowledging why belief remains powerful and, for some, necessary.

We are born into a confusingly pluralistic world, often with little guidance. A Path to Heaven begins from an agnostic perspective and walks step-by-step through the middle of Christianity. Having been an analytical young agnostic, Queen addresses the questions that arose in his search for the truth. Having been a youth and campus minister, he addresses the questions posed to him by numerous high school, college, and graduate students in their searches.