Author : Michael Shermer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,67 MB
Release : 2000-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 071674161X
Recent polls report that 96% of Americans believe in God. Why is this? Why, despite the rise of science, technology, and secular education, are people turning to religion in greater numbers than ever before? Why do people believe in God at all?
Author : Andrew Rappaport
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 17,74 MB
Release : 2017-10-15
Category :
ISBN : 9780990001157
Author : Agustin Fuentes
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 11,12 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 030024925X
A wide-ranging argument by a renowned anthropologist that the capacity to believe is what makes us human Why are so many humans religious? Why do we daydream, imagine, and hope? Philosophers, theologians, social scientists, and historians have offered explanations for centuries, but their accounts often ignore or even avoid human evolution. Evolutionary scientists answer with proposals for why ritual, religion, and faith make sense as adaptations to past challenges or as by-products of our hyper-complex cognitive capacities. But what if the focus on religion is too narrow? Renowned anthropologist Agustín Fuentes argues that the capacity to be religious is actually a small part of a larger and deeper human capacity to believe. Why believe in religion, economies, love? A fascinating intervention into some of the most common misconceptions about human nature, this book employs evolutionary, neurobiological, and anthropological evidence to argue that belief—the ability to commit passionately and wholeheartedly to an idea—is central to the human way of being in the world.
Author : Andrew Newberg
Publisher : Free Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780743274975
Draws on neurobiological and societal research to present a scientific analysis of how the brain perceives and transforms reality into a wide range of personal, moral, creative, and spiritual beliefs.
Author : Wm. Paul Young
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 14,96 MB
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1501101412
From the author of the bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of twenty-eight assumptions about God—assumptions that just might be keeping us from experiencing His unconditional, all-encompassing love. In his wildly popular novels, Wm. Paul Young portrayed the Triune God in ways that challenged our thinking—sometimes upending long-held beliefs, but always centered in the eternal, all-encompassing nature of God’s love. Now, in Wm. Paul Young’s first nonfiction book, he invites us to revisit our assumptions about God—this time using the Bible, theological discussion, and personal anecdotes. Paul encourages us to think through beliefs we’ve presumed to be true and consider whether some might actually be false. Expounding on the compassion fans felt from the “Papa” portrayed in The Shack—now a major film starring Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer—Paul encourages you to think anew about important issues including sin, religion, hell, politics, identity, creation, human rights, and helping us discover God’s deep and abiding love.
Author : Joseph Barndt
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2011-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800664604
Christians addressing racism in American society must begin with a frank assessment of how race figures in the churches themselves, leading activist Joseph Barndt argues. This practical and important volume extends the insights of Barndt's earlier, more general work to address the race situation in the churches themselves and to equip people there to be agents for change in and beyond their church communities.
Author : Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher : Brazos Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 34,85 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441245642
Challenges to the reliability of Scripture are perennial and have frequently been addressed. However, some of these challenges are noticeably more common today, and the topic is currently of particular interest among evangelicals. In this volume, highly regarded biblical scholar Craig Blomberg offers an accessible and nuanced argument for the Bible's reliability in response to the extreme views about Scripture and its authority articulated by both sides of the debate. He believes that a careful analysis of the relevant evidence shows we have reason to be more confident in the Bible than ever before. As he traces his own academic and spiritual journey, Blomberg sketches out the case for confidence in the Bible in spite of various challenges to the trustworthiness of Scripture, offering a positive, informed, and defensible approach.
Author : Cliffe Knechtle
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 1986-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780877845690
Cliffe Knechtle offers clear, reasoned and compassionate responses to the tough questions skeptics ask.
Author : Paul David Tripp
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433567741
BestSelling Author Paul David Tripp Unpacks 12 Doctrines for Everyday Christian Living Doctrine—what Christians believe—directly influences how they live. The biblical truths about God, humanity, and the world are not merely about knowing more—they are also about loving God and making sense of this life and the life to come. But what happens when there is disparity between what believers confess and how they live? In his latest book, Do You Believe?, pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp takes a close look at 12 core doctrines and how they engage and transform the human heart and mind. According to Tripp, "true belief is always lived." To demonstrate, he unpacks each doctrine and presents its relevance for the Christian life. As readers explore topics such as the doctrine of God, the holiness of God, and the doctrine of Scripture, they will be fueled to fall deeper in love with and stand in awe of their Creator and Father—putting the truths of God's word on display for all the world to see.
Author : Bishop Thomas Eristhee
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1440142378
This book is to strengthen believers in their faith. It teaches what the bible says about creation in a simple form, and exposes the folly of evolution. It comes in the right time as there seems to be a revival on the teachings of evolution; and some in the church are being deceived by this satanic doctrine. Dr. Eristhee shows clearly how evolution is impossible and only creation has a solid foundation. You will be more equipped by reading this book. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Genesis 1:1. If you do not believe the first verse of the Bible you will not believe the rest.
