A Friendly Letter To Skeptics And Atheists

Author : David G. Myers
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470381558
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists written by David G. Myers and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers—both secular and religious—appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers to a science-respecting Christian synthesis. He shows how skeptics and people of faith can share a commitment to reason, evidence, and critical thinking, while also embracing a faith that supports human flourishing—by making sense of the universe, giving meaning to life, connecting us in supportive communities, mandating altruism, and offering hope in the face of adversity and death.

Author : Phil Ryan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442626879
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After the New Atheist Debate written by Phil Ryan and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the social sciences, philosophy, and theology, Ryan examines the claims of the New Atheists and of their various religious and secular opponents and finds both sides wanting.

Author : Peter S Williams
Publisher : Authentic Media Inc
ISBN 13 : 1842278991
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sceptic's Guide to Atheism written by Peter S Williams and published by Authentic Media Inc. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an accessible response to the contemporary anti-God arguments of the 'new atheists' (Dawkins, Dennett, Harris, Hitchens, Grayling, etc). Atheism has become militant in the past few years, with its own popular mass media evangelists such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett. In this readable book, Christian philosopher Peter S. Williams considers the arguments of the 'new atheists' and finds them wanting. Williams explains the history of atheism and responds to the claims that: 'belief in God causes more harm than good'; 'religion is about blind faith and science is the only way to know things'; 'science can explain religion away'; 'there is not enough evidence for God'; 'the arguments for God's existence do not work'. Williams argues that belief in God is more intellectually plausible than atheism.

Author : John J. Piderit
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199795304
Total Pages : 491 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching the Tradition written by John J. Piderit and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2012-02-14 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Catholic intellectual tradition is broad, and covers a wide array of academic disciplines. In their book, John Piderit, Melanie Morey, and their contributors take a disciplinary approach to the Catholic intellectual tradition. Each chapter focuses on one academic discipline or major that is taught at the undergraduate level in most colleges or universities, including English literature, political theory, psychology, business economics, and law.

Author : Justin L. Barrett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439196575
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born Believers written by Justin L. Barrett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infants have a lot to make sense of in the world: Why does the sun shine and night fall; why do some objects move in response to words, while others won’t budge; who is it that looks over them and cares for them? How the developing brain grapples with these and other questions leads children, across cultures, to naturally develop a belief in a divine power of remarkably consistent traits––a god that is a powerful creator, knowing, immortal, and good—explains noted developmental psychologist and anthropologist Justin L. Barrett in this enlightening and provocative book. In short, we are all born believers. Belief begins in the brain. Under the sway of powerful internal and external influences, children understand their environments by imagining at least one creative and intelligent agent, a grand creator and controller that brings order and purpose to the world. Further, these beliefs in unseen super beings help organize children’s intuitions about morality and surprising life events, making life meaningful. Summarizing scientific experiments conducted with children across the globe, Professor Barrett illustrates the ways human beings have come to develop complex belief systems about God’s omniscience, the afterlife, and the immortality of deities. He shows how the science of childhood religiosity reveals, across humanity, a “natural religion,” the organization of those beliefs that humans gravitate to organically, and how it underlies all of the world’s major religions, uniting them under one common source. For believers and nonbelievers alike, Barrett offers a compelling argument for the human instinct for religion, as he guides all parents in how to effectively encourage children in developing a healthy constellation of beliefs about the world around them.

Author : John R. Shook
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118146735
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The God Debates written by John R. Shook and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The God Debates presents a comprehensive, non-technical survey of the quest for knowledge of God, allowing readers to participate in a debate about the existence of God and gain understanding and appreciation of religion?s conceptual foundations. Explains key arguments for and against God's existence in clear ways for readers at all levels Brings theological debates up to the present with current ideas from modernism, postmodernism, fideism, evidentialism, presuppositionalism, and mysticism Updates criticism of theology by dealing with the latest terms of the God debates instead of outdated caricatures of religion Helps nonbelievers to learn important theological standpoints while noting their shortcomings Encourages believers and nonbelievers to enjoy informed dialogue with each other Concludes with an overview of religious and nonreligious worldviews and predictions about the future of faith and reason

Author : Patrick Gray
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 0801039223
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opening Paul's Letters written by Patrick Gray and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An experienced teacher provides an accessible textbook on the Pauline letters that orients beginning students to the genre in which Paul writes.

Author : Preston Ulmer
Publisher : NavPress
ISBN 13 : 1641583355
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Doubters' Club: Good-Faith Conversations with Skeptics, Atheists, and the Spiritually Wounded written by Preston Ulmer and published by NavPress. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible to grow in our Christian faith without engaging the doubter or the skeptic? And if growing in our faith means growing closer to the doubter, how do we do that without compromising what we believe to be true?

Author : Eric Metaxas
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101550406
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life, God, and Other Small Topics written by Eric Metaxas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for the seeker in all of us, the collector of wisdom, and the person who asks, “What if?” from the author of Bonhoeffer, Miracles, and Martin Luther The Greek philosopher Socrates famously said that “the unexamined life is not worth living.” Using this as a starting point, Eric Metaxas created a forum encouraging successful professionals to actively think about life’s bigger questions. Thus, Socrates in the City was born. First presented to standing-room-only crowds in New York City and written by luminaries such as Dr. Francis Collins, Sir John Polkinghorne, and Os Guinness, these original essays grapple with extraordinary topics from “Making Sense out of Suffering” to “Belief in God in an Age of Science.” No question is too big—in fact, the bigger, the better—because nowhere is it written that finding the answers to life’s biggest questions shouldn’t be exciting and even, perhaps, fun.

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Publisher : American Vision
ISBN 13 : 0915815753
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letter from a Christian Citizen written by and published by American Vision. This book was released on with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: