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This book is not just for Muslims. Islam is in deep turmoil affecting all people and cultures around the world. Muslim countries Afghanistan, Iraq and now Iran are engaged in military conflict with Western powers that field mostly Christian soldiers. Shia Iran is in proxy conflict with Sunni Saudi Arabia in Yemen. Muslim minority Rohingya in Burma face atrocities and ethnic cleansing at the hands of Buddhist majority in Burma. The Hindu nationalist...
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Maybe you were born to Christian parents and raised as a Christian. Or maybe you are just a part of a Christian nation. You might have attended church regularly, or maybe just on special occasions. If asked, you say that you believe in God, but you really never thought about what that means exactly. You are a well-educated person who accepts the idea of Biblical miracles, but only the more "reasonable" ones. You have read some of the Bible, mostly...
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This anthology of new critical essays written by experts in their fields, in honor of the late Victor Stenger, examines Christianity using established scientific criteria. Where science specifically touches upon the claims of Christianity the authors seek to show those claims lack the required evidence. The result is that Christianity is not a sufficiently evidenced religion. In his New York Times bestseller, “God: The Failed Hypothesis”, physicist...
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Un divertido viaje al llamado "Infierno". Un texto corto "hereje" - pero con infinitas entrelíneas- para hacer que la cabeza de quien lo lea funcione, observar las contradicciones, el vacío mental, el estancamiento filosófico ante nuestra presencia en el Universo, el consumo irracional de ideas prefabricadas, la imposición de dogmas ridículos y la extorsión de las Iglesias. Humor ateo y ácido... Ilustrado con escenas del Infierno de Dios en...
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For many decades, militant atheism and religious dogmatism have fed off of each other. Each intellectual argument and rhetorical flourish acts as encouragement and cause for further passion in the other.
Into this mix, author Jonathan Clatworthy offers a different alternative: "to reject neither reason nor God, because believing in God makes sense."
Clatworthy starts by outlining the history of our current problem. The antagonism between belief and...
86) A Guide to the Psyche of Atheism, Religion and Philosophy and Their Impact on Contemporary Spiritual
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The book talks about contemporary misconceptions of religion, atheism and philosophy based on many conversations and events with people with thirty years of experience of the author in the field of spirituality, spiritual experiences and disciplines. Gain knowledge and beat the atheists in debate. This book deals partly with religion, more with philosophy, but mostly with atheism. Why atheism? Reason is that atheism today encourages the denial of...
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Written in a respectful and conversational style, this unique book is designed to promote constructive dialogue and foster mutual understanding between Christians and non-Christians. The author, a skeptic and journalist, asks basic questions about Christian belief. What is the born-again experience? Why would God want to sacrifice his only son for the world? Do miracles really happen? How reliable is the Bible? What is the rapture? Why isn't everyone...
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It's only a matter of time before the scripture-inspired destroyers of civilization will use WMD's to rid the earth of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
As peaceful, freedom-loving Americans, we, the Caretakers of Liberty, must utilize a non-violent means to permanently neutralize the racist malevolence embedded in the "us" and "them" Word of God, as written and promoted in the Bible and in the Koran. We must do this in order to vanquish...
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The question of God is simply too important-and too interesting-to leave to angry polemicists. That is the premise of this friendly, straightforward, and rigorous dialogue between Christian theologian Randal Rauser and atheist Justin Schieber. Setting aside the formality of the traditional debate, the authors invite the reader to join them in an extended, informal conversation. This has the advantage of easing readers into thorny topics that in a...
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This book is for the millions of people who bought or listened online to Christopher Hitchens' book "God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" and hundreds of millions of people worldwide who've witnessed a multitude of world-renowned intellectuals and religious leaders fail to combat the late and great Christopher Hitchens with any scriptural evidence.
With Bible citations provided to support each assertion, author Peter James utilizes...
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Ella sirvió fielmente a Jesús confiando en la promesa de la vida eterna, la prosperidad, una buena salud, protección y paz en la Tierra. Más de 43 años después, su búsqueda por el cumplimiento de esas promesas terminó abruptamente, cuando se vio obligada a enfrentar la cuestión de la existencia de Jesús.
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This book addresses a growing need in apologetic literature. It is a response to the growing wave of Christian leaders who are rejecting Christianity and becoming some of its most ardent critics, often supported by a plethora of new organizations arising to encourage such people to cut ties to their faith. This is a new challenge from a different breed of critics who are using their instant credibility and insider's knowledge of theology, the Bible,...
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An Atheist's Letters to Heaven is for seekers of truth and anyone interested in being acquainted with the Christian perspective on modern controversies hotly debated in the media, press, academia, and beyond. Moreover, the novel is written to assist believers in leading unbelievers to Christ by putting themselves in their shoes and addressing potential objections in an adequate and practical manner. It is a journey of an atheist (Marawi) who is given...
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Khrisna of India. Thammuz of Syria. Esus of the Celtic Druids. Mithra of Persia. Quexalcoati of Mexico. All were crucified gods, and all met their fates hundreds of years before Jesus appeared on the scene. In this foundational work of modern atheism, American spiritualist KERSEY GRAVES (1813-1883) breaks the Christ myth down into its component parts and ably demonstrates how the story of Jesus has its roots in the depths of antiquity. Here you'll...
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Why do people adopt an overarching view of life that is mentally perilous? Does the Christian faith provide answers to the dilemmas of life by giving coherent answers to objections against the faith? Discussing the Christian faith with our family and friends can be quite challenging because of the various non-religious and religious perspectives, except if you know what questions to ask. This book takes you on a journey through objections to Christianity...
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Provocations is a collection of Chaz Bufe's writings on anarchism, atheism, religion, Alcoholics Anonymous, political and religious cults, new age nuttiness, political and social repression in the United States, the phoniness of contemporary "libertarianism," and roads to change. The tone ranges from the serious and analytical to the sarcastic and darkly humorous in this wide-ranging exercise in critical thinking.
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God, Jesus, and the Bible is a comprehensive history of the origins and development of the Jewish and Christian religions. It traces the origin of the "god" concept, the evolution of monotheism, the development of Judaism through the first century CE, and the evolution of Christianity. God, Jesus, and the Bible utilizes the methodology of history, in which, as in every scientific discipline, conclusions must conform to the evidence, not the methodology...
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At the age of 22, Don Bay had a revelation-today's religions are a modern mythology no different than the mythologies of the ancient Greeks or Egyptians. This sampler is taken from posts on Don Bay's blog, exploring the different facets of atheism, religious beliefs, and how religious beliefs inform politics. It asks you to think. Is God a myth? Is God good? Did humans create God? What lies behind religious belief? How does religion affect U.S. law?...
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Children inevitably turn to their parents for more than just food and security; equally important are assurance, recognition, and interpretation of life. A child develops best in an environment where creativity and discovery are unimpeded by the artificial restrictions of blind faith and dogmatic belief.
Parenting without God is for parents, and future parents, who lack belief in a god and are seeking guidance on raising freethinkers and social-justice-aware...
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20th September 1959. The confirmed existence of God is revealed to mankind. Mankind reacts.
An awareness of the presence of the invisible higher power that the human race has worshipped for millennia suddenly materialises within the consciousness of every person on the planet. Unforeseen repercussions begin to ripple through a devolving society.
This original concept with intersecting labyrinthine storylines focuses on 4 groups of strangers thrust...
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