βIn their most inner thoughts, even the most devout Christians know that there is something illegitimate about belief. Underneath their profession of faith, there is a sleeping giant of doubt…In my experience, the best way to conquer doubt is to yield to it.β β Dan Barker, pastor-turned-atheist The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails edited by…
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In DEconverted: a journey from religion to reason, author Seth Andrews describes his journey from Christian to atheist. Born the son of Christian ministers and raised from a very young age to follow Christ, Andrews relates his life experiences chronologically and demonstrates how he eventually embraces full atheism and becomes the creator of one of…
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“Rigid beliefs that are above question often inhibit or even prohibit the sublime objectivity needed for truth-seeking.” – Valerie Tarico Valerie Tarico in Trusting Doubt: A Former Evangelical Looks at Old Beliefs in a New Light relays her personal thought-journey from a born-again, fundamentalist Christian to an unapologetic atheist. She examines the authenticity of the…
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