The Homemade Atheist A Former Evangelical Woman's Freethought Journey to Happiness

by Brogaard, Betty

• ISBN13: 9781569757840
• ISBN10: 1569757844
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-23
• Publisher: Ulysses Press

Summary

Relating her years of research in an enjoyable-to-read manner better suited for kitchen table talk than academic publications, "The Homemade Atheist" offers readers a path to a satisfying nonreligious way of life.

Author Biography

Betty Brogaard is a former Christian church leader and religious writer turned atheist. Her first book, Dare to Think for Yourself, was published in 2004. She lives in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 9
Introduction	p. 13
The Path to Unbelief
The Unbeliever's Happiness	p. 19
Can Adherence to the Bible Bring Real Happiness?	p. 38
The Omni-God	p. 62
This, Too, Shall Pass	p. 72
Schizophrenic Religion	p. 80
A House Divided
The Religious War of Words	p. 89
The Ten Commandments and the Sabbath Day	p. 107
Freewill, Open Theism, and Open View of God	p. 115
Religious Experience in Perspective
Who Can Know God?	p. 123
Morality, Ethics, and Atheism	p. 127
The Importance of Evidence	p. 134
The Logic of Unbelief	p. 142
How Tolerant Should We Be?	p. 149
What's It Going to Take?	p. 155
Epilogue	p. 162
Bibliography	p. 165
Index	p. 169
About the Author	p. 176
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