Why I am an Atheist Who Believes in God: How to give love, create beauty and find peace
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (802 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 149595501X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 162 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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He’s also laugh-out-loud funny!” — Andre Dubus III, author of House of Sand and Fog. Schaeffer wrestles with faith and disbelief, sharing his innermost thoughts with a lyricism that only great writers of literary nonfiction achieve. Schaeffer writes as an imperfect son, husband and grandfather whose love for his family, art and life trumps the ugly theologies of an angry God and the atheist vision of a cold, meaningless universe. His crime is not financial profligacy, like some pastors’ sons, but turning his back on Christian conservatives.” — New York Times *** “Frank Schaeffer’s gifts as a
Frank is a survivor of both polio and an evangelical/fundamentalist childhood, an acclaimed writer who overcame severe dyslexia, a home-schooled and self-taught documentary movie director, and a feature film director of four low-budget Hollywood features that Frank describes as “pretty terrible.” He is also an artist with a loyal following of collectors who own many of his oil paintings. Frank’s three semi-biographical novels (Portofino, Zermatt and Saving Gra
From Kirkus Reviews "All we have is ourstories," writes novelist Schaeffer (Crazy for God, 2008, etc.) in this entertaining,energetic new memoir. He follows through on this point by filling his book withstory after story, all told with the clarity and catchy pacing of a bornraconteur. An intriguing, readablememoir aimed squarely at the post-faith modern era." (KIRKUS Review)
Pointless, Cynical Drivel Lance Green i Loved "Addicted to Mediocrity- the 20th Century Christian and the Arts"- it literally changed my life. wasn't expecting so much blah blah blah about his domestic/family life in this book. half way through and nothing's really grabbed me. Pretty boring.UPDATE: it just gets worse. besides boring us with his daily interactions with his grandkids (what is this- Facebook?) it's getting harder with each page to stomach his bitterness. i'm starting to suspect that Franky never did have a genuine personal belief and that his reasons for ever believing at all were to merely go through the motions in submission to parental press. "unique perspective" according to daniel noe. If an agnostic is one that neither believes nor disbelieves in God, Frank is an antiagnostic. He both believes and disbelieves in God. Since even the most religious people will have doubts (or at least act like it), we are all part-time atheists. Frank simply embraces this. He has no room for God in his worldview but goes through all the religious motions for his own emotional health. At least, this is the best I could figure out what he was saying. I might have missed the point. It's an interesting perspective. Religious certainty is a disease and faith is the cure.. "Doubt in the Face of God" according to Amazon Customer. The Prophet Job declared: "I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God." And yet it was the same Job also stated: "Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived. …Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?" This is the same Job who cries out: "Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?"The prophet Job is conflicted. He rejoices in God, and has hope i