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A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil Hardcover - 2008 - 1st Edition
by Myers, David G
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- Title A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists: Musings on Why God Is Good and Faith Isn't Evil
- Author Myers, David G
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco, CA
- Date 2008-08-01
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0470290277.G
- ISBN 9780470290279 / 0470290277
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (21.08 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Evangelical
- Theometrics: Mainline
- Library of Congress subjects Skepticism, Apologetics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008014794
- Dewey Decimal Code 261.21
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A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists
In response to recent atheist manifestos declaring that religion is "dangerous," social psychologist David G. Myers transcends the skeptic/believer divide by suggesting how faith can be reasonable, science-affirming, and humane. As a respected behavioral scientist and a person of faith, Myers shows how an educated and engaged faith is associated with happiness, health, tolerance, generosity, and volunteerism, and does not imply gay bashing, magical ideas about prayer, or a division of body and soul.
A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers--both secular and religious--appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers to a science-respecting Christian synthesis. He shows how skeptics and people of faith can share a commitment to reason, evidence, and critical thinking, while also embracing a faith that supports human flourishing by making sense of the universe, giving meaning to life, connecting us in supportive communities, mandating altruism, and offering hope in the face of adversity and death.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 07/07/2008, Page 55