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- Release Year
- 2012
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Publisher
Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807014397
ISBN-13
9780807014394
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128443088
Product Key Features
Book Title
Faitheist : How an Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Atheism, Religious, Philosophy, Lgbt
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Religion, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.2 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.7 in
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2012-022520
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"Christians like me have heard lots of 'testimonies'-how I once was lost but now am found, was blind ... and so on. We''ve heard how atheists converted to Christianity, how backsliders came back to piety, and how heretics returned to orthodoxy. What we haven't heard enough of is testimonies about how a Christian became an atheist or how an atheist became a faitheist or how a gay Evangelical came out of the closet and out of the church. I've never read, heard, or met anyone better suited to this task than Chris Stedman. His beautiful writing voice, his poignant story-telling skill, his clear-eyed insight, his humane and humble empathy uniquely equip him to bear witness to everyone -especially Christians like me. Rigid anti-theists and theists alike will be challenged as they read-challenged to greater humanity, empathy, and understanding. Wholeheartedly recommended."-Brian D. McLaren, author of Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road? "Smart. Funny. Heartening. Inspiring. Faitheist is the perfect book for those seeking a middle path between the firm, opposing certainties of religious fundamentalism and intolerant atheism."-Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and Beyond Fundamentalism "If Chris Stedman had become a pastor, he'd have a big, big church. Instead, he's a humanist hero, a compelling writer whose efforts to build bridges between non-believers and the faithful will leave a lasting mark. Faitheist should be required reading in Sunday schools and Richard Dawkins's house alike ." -Kevin Roose, author of The Unlikely Disciple " Agree or disagree with Chris Stedman (and there will be many who do both), no one can deny that he has written a deeply human book -human in its description of his own pilgrimage and human in its call to theists and non-theists alike to seek out common ground. The world would be a better place with more Chris Stedman's in it and fortunately he has provided us a roadmap to just such a world."-The Rev. William F. Schulz, President, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee "Who can we be together? Chris Stedman asks in this powerful book. Faitheist reveals that it's not what we believe that matters, but how our beliefs shape what we do with our lives- a timely reminder for both atheists and the religious that the goal should be neither conversion nor the destruction of religion, but rather to make a better world."-Sarah Sentilles, author of Breaking Up with God: A Love Story "Stedman the atheist pays God the ultimate compliment: He provides a vigorous, amusing dissent to the all-too-glib magical 'thinking' both most Americanized big time religion and most so-called New Atheists are selling. Unlike the New Atheist stars and America''s blathering religious fundamentalists Stedman lays the groundwork for constructive engagement between all of us-no matter what we believe...or don''t."-Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy For God "Chris Stedman's remarkable work has spanned from advocating for LGBTQ rights among Evangelical Christians to, in his current role at Harvard, founding the first-ever atheist-led interfaith initiative -- and he''s only twenty-five. Part memoir and part blueprint, Faitheist not only recounts his personal journey (which would be a riveting story on its own), but also shows -- sensitively and humorously -- how Humanists can live out our values with both empathy and honesty. This book represents the growing secular movement at its very best." -Greg M. Epstein, Humanist Chaplain at Harvard University, author of Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe " The searching, intelligent account of a gay man''s experiences growing away from God and into a thoughtful and humane atheist … Brave and refreshingly open-minded ." Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition., "Smart. Funny. Heartening. Inspiring. Faitheist is the perfect book for those seeking a middle path between the firm, opposing certainties of religious fundamentalism and intolerant atheism."-Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and Beyond Fundamentalism "Who can we be together? Chris Stedman asks in this powerful book. Faitheist reveals that it's not what we believe that matters, but how our beliefs shape what we do with our lives-a timely reminder for both atheists and the religious that the goal should be neither conversion nor the destruction of religion, but rather to make a better world."-Sarah Sentilles, author of Breaking Up with God: A Love Story "Agree or disagree with Chris Stedman (and there will be many who do both), no one can deny that he has written a deeply human book-human in its description of his own pilgrimage and human in its call to theists and non-theists alike to seek out common ground. The world would be a better place with more Chris Stedman's in it and fortunately he has provided us a roadmap to just such a world."-The Rev. William F. Schulz, President, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee "Stedman the atheist pays God the ultimate compliment: He provides a vigorous, amusing dissent to the all-too-glib magical 'thinking' both most Americanized big time religion and most so-called New Atheists are selling. Unlike the New Atheist stars and America's blathering religious fundamentalists Stedman lays the groundwork for constructive engagement between all of us-no matter what we believe...or don't."-Frank Schaeffer, author of Crazy For God "Christians like me have heard lots of 'testimonies'-how I once was lost but now am found, was blind ... and so on. We've heard how atheists converted to Christianity, how backsliders came back to piety, and how heretics returned to orthodoxy. What we haven't heard enough of is testimonies about how a Christian became an atheist or how an atheist became a faitheist or how a gay Evangelical came out of the closet and out of the church. I've never read, heard, or met anyone better suited to this task than Chris Stedman. His beautiful writing voice, his poignant story-telling skill, his clear-eyed insight, his humane and humble empathy uniquely equip him to bear witness to everyone-especially Christians like me. Rigid anti-theists and theists alike will be challenged as they read-challenged to greater humanity, empathy, and understanding. Wholeheartedly recommended."-Brian D. McLaren, author of Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
201/.5
Table Of Content
Foreword by Eboo Patel Chapter 1: There's Nothing Worse Than a Faitheist Chapter 2: Starting Secular, Seeking Substance Chapter 3: Conversation and Confusion Chapter 4: Losing and Finding My Religion Chapter 5: Unholier Than Though: Saying Goodbye to God Chapter 6: Putting My money Where Other People's Mouths Are Chapter 7: In Search of the Secular Soul Chapter 8: Fact or Friction, Engage or Enrage Afterword Acknowledgements Notes
Synopsis
The story of a former Evangelical Christian turned openly gay atheist who now works to bridge the divide between atheists and the religious The stunning popularity of the "New Atheist" movement--whose most famous spokesmen include Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, and the late Christopher Hitchens--speaks to both the growing ranks of atheists and the widespread, vehement disdain for religion among many of them. In Faitheist , Chris Stedman tells his own story to challenge the orthodoxies of this movement and make a passionate argument that atheists should engage religious diversity respectfully. Becoming aware of injustice, and craving community, Stedman became a "born-again" Christian in late childhood. The idea of a community bound by God's love--a love that was undeserved, unending, and guaranteed--captivated him. It was, he writes, a place to belong and a framework for making sense of suffering. But Stedman's religious community did not embody this idea of God's love: they were staunchly homophobic at a time when he was slowly coming to realize that he was gay. The great suffering this caused him might have turned Stedman into a life-long New Atheist. But over time he came to know more open-minded Christians, and his interest in service work brought him into contact with people from a wide variety of religious backgrounds. His own religious beliefs might have fallen away, but his desire to change the world for the better remained. Disdain and hostility toward religion was holding him back from engaging in meaningful work with people of faith. And it was keeping him from full relationships with them--the kinds of relationships that break down intolerance and improve the world. In Faitheist , Stedman draws on his work organizing interfaith and secular communities, his academic study of religion, and his own experiences to argue for the necessity of bridging the growing chasm between atheists and the religious. As someone who has stood on both sides of the divide, Stedman is uniquely positioned to present a way for atheists and the religious to find common ground and work together to make this world--the one world we can all agree on--a better place., The stunning popularity of the "New Atheist" movement - whose most famous spokesmen include Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Sam Harris - speaks to both the growing ranks of atheists as well as their vehement disdain for religion. In Faitheist , Chris Stedman challenges the orthodoxies of this movement and makes a passionate argument that atheists should learn to respect religious identity while remaining secular. Stedman draws on his work organizing interfaith and secular communities, his academic study of religion, and his experiences as a former born-again Christian who struggled with his realization that he was gay and became, for a time, a New Atheist until he saw its shortcomings. As someone who has stood on both sides of the divide, Stedman is uniquely positioned to present a way for atheists and the religious to find common ground
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BL2776.S74 2012
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