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A friendly letter to skeptics and atheists : musings on why God is good and faith isn't evil
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A friendly letter to skeptics and atheists : musings on why God is good and faith isn't evil

Author: David G Myers
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: David G Myers
ISBN: 9780470290279 0470290277
OCLC Number: 216937175
Description: vii, 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: False and dangerous? --
My assumptions --
Mea culpa --
The dance of fanatics and infidels --
Simplistic stereotypes --
The heart of science and religion --
The skeptics' boys club --
Inseparable body and soul --
Does prayer "work"? --
The benevolent, fine-tuned universe --
Big ideas and biblical wisdom --
Secularism and civility --
God and gays --
(Nominal) religion feeds prejudice --
Godliness and goodliness --
Happy faith-heads --
Healthy faith-heads --
Does explaining religion explain it away? --
The leap of faith.
Responsibility: David G. Myers.
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"As a scientist, open-minded skeptic (who cheers on challenges to irrationalism), and a man of faith, [Myers] seeks to transcend the skeptic/believer divide by suggesting how faith can be reasonable, Read more...

 
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