Author : Deborah Mitchell
Publisher : Union Square & Co.
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1454913762
In a nation where religion plays such a big role, how can you raise a child without God? How do you instill morality, answer questions about mortality, and handle believers who expect to get a one-way ticket to heaven by converting you? Deborah Ann Mitchell, who has blogged and written columns on the subject, provides guidance to agnostics and atheists struggling with how to assert their beliefs in a reasoned, nonconfrontational, and honest manner.
Author : Pete Hautman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 2008-06-23
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1439107432
"Why mess around with Catholicism when you can have your own customized religion?" Fed up with his parents' boring old religion, agnostic-going-on-atheist Jason Bock invents a new god -- the town's water tower. He recruits an unlikely group of worshippers: his snail-farming best friend, Shin, cute-as-a-button (whatever that means) Magda Price, and the violent and unpredictable Henry Stagg. As their religion grows, it takes on a life of its own. While Jason struggles to keep the faith pure, Shin obsesses over writing their bible, and the explosive Henry schemes to make the new faith even more exciting -- and dangerous. When the Chutengodians hold their first ceremony high atop the dome of the water tower, things quickly go from merely dangerous to terrifying and deadly. Jason soon realizes that inventing a religion is a lot easier than controlling it, but control it he must, before his creation destroys both his friends and himself.
Author : Deborah Mitchell
Publisher : Sterling Ethos
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 12,88 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781454910985
Addresses issues atheist or agnostic parents may face when raising children, including how to handle discipline, discuss mortality, and express thankfulness when God is removed from the equation.
Author : Dan Barker
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 39,61 MB
Release : 2008-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1569756775
Uncover the truth about atheism in the book Oliver Sacks calls, "a revelation. . . I don’t think anyone can match the (devastating!) clarity, intensity, and honesty which Dan Barker brings to the journey—faith to reason, childhood to growing up, fantasy to reality, intoxication to sobriety." ADVANCE PRAISE FOR GODLESS “Valuable in the human story are the reflections of intelligent and ethical people who listen to the voice of reason and who allow it to vanquish bigotry and superstition. This book is a classic example.” —CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS author of God is Not Great “The most eloquent witness of internal delusion that I know—a triumphantly smiling refugee from the zany, surreal world of American fundamentalist Protestantism—is Dan Barker.” —RICHARD DAWKINS author of The God Delusion “Godless was a revelation to me. I don’t think anyone can match the (devastating!) clarity, intensity, and honesty which Dan Barker brings to the journey—faith to reason, childhood to growing up, fantasy to reality, intoxication to sobriety.” —OLIVER SACKS authors of Musicophilia In Godless, Barker recounts his journey from evangelical preacher to atheist activist, and along the way explains precisely why it is not only okay to be an atheist, it is something in which to be proud.” —MICHAEL SHERMER publisher of Skeptic Magazine “Godless is a fascinating memoir and a handbook for debunking theism. But most of all, it is a moving testimonial to one man’s emotional and intellectual rigor in acclaiming critical thinking.” —ROBERT SAPOLSKY author of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers
Author : Ben Peek
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 15,82 MB
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250050022
The Gods are dying. Fifteen thousand years after the end of their war, their bodies can still be found across the world. They kneel in forests, lie beneath mountains, and rest at the bottom of the world's ocean. For thousands of years, men and women have awoken with strange powers that are derived from their bodies. The city Mireea is built against a huge stone wall that stretches across a vast mountain range, following the massive fallen body of the god, Ger. Ayae, a young cartographer's apprentice, is attacked and discovers she cannot be harmed by fire. Her new power makes her a target for an army that is marching on Mireea. With the help of Zaifyr, a strange man adorned with charms, she is taught the awful history of ‘cursed' men and women, coming to grips with her new powers and the enemies they make. Meanwhile, the saboteur Bueralan infiltrates the army that is approaching her home to learn its terrible secret. Split between the three points of view, the narrative of Godless reaches its conclusion during an epic siege, where Ayae, Zaifyr and Bueralan are forced not just into conflict with those invading, but with those inside the city who wish to do them harm. The first installment in Ben Peek's exciting new epic fantasy series, The Godless is a fast-paced page turner set in an enthralling new world.
Author : Naomi Wood
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,66 MB
Release : 2015-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781447293132
'The Godless Boys' is a book about faith, and life without faith; about love, and its absence. But above all, it's about power, and how dangerous it can be to stand out from the crowd.
Author : Richard Van Camp
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,55 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Indigenous peoples
ISBN : 9781926531731
A collection of short stories that capture the contemporary realities of a fictionalized north where anything can happen.
Author : Drew Stepek
Publisher : Alphar Pub
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 18,94 MB
Release : 2006-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780978602499
D as a young man is trapped in a town of hopelessness, helplessness and despair, yearning to be freed from the anguish of his desolation and misery. Desperately wanting out of the small, depressing old paper mill town in which he lives, it's obvious that D is haunted by something terrifying but something that is not in his awareness.
Author : Brian Ruckley
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 24,36 MB
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0316068314
An uneasy truce exists between the thanes of the True Bloods. Now, as another winter approaches, the armies of the Black Road march south, from their exile beyond the Vale of Stones. For some, war will bring a swift and violent death. Others will not hear the clash of swords or see the corpses strewn over the fields. They instead will see an opportunity to advance their own ambitions. But all, soon, will fall under the shadow that is descending. For, while the storm of battle rages, one man is following a path that will awaken a terrible power in him -- and his legacy will be written in blood. "A gripping story that builds to a grim climax. No one who enjoys heroic fantasy should miss this." -- The Times (London) "An epic tale of revenge, betrayal and greed. . .an intriguing and imaginative story." -- Dreamwatch
Author : Richard Holloway
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,24 MB
Release : 2000-05-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 1847676790
The use of God in any moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. We can argue whether this or that alleged claim emanated from God, but surely it is better to leave God out of the argument altogether and find strong human reasons for supporting the systems that we advocate. Godless Morality is a refreshing, courageous and human-centred justification for contemporary morality.
