
Godless
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After almost twenty years of evangelical preaching, missionizing, and Christian songwriting, Dan Barker "threw out the bathwater and discovered that there is no baby." In Godless, Barker describes the intellectual and psychological path he followed in moving from fundamentalism to freethought. Godlessincludes sections on biblical morality, the historicity of Jesus, biblical contradictions, the unbelievable resurrection, and much more. It is an arsenal for skeptics and a direct challenge to believers. Along the way, Barker relates the positive benefit readers will experience from learning to trust in reason and human kindness instead of living in fear of false judgment and moral condemnation.
Advance Praise for Godless
"Valuable in the human story are the reflections of intelligent and ethical people who listen to the voice of reason and who allow it to vanquish bigotry and superstition. This book is a classic example." -Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great
"The most eloquent witness of internal delusion that I know-a triumphantly smiling refugee from the zany, surreal world of American fundamentalist Protestantism-is Dan Barker." -Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion
" Godlesswas a revelation to me. I don't think anyone can match the (devastating!) clarity, intensity, and honesty which Dan Barker brings to the journey-faith to reason, childhood to growing up, fantasy to reality, intoxication to sobriety." -Oliver Sacks, author of Musicophilia
"In Godless, Barker recounts his journey from evangelical preacher to atheist activist, and along the way explains precisely why it is not only okay to be an atheist, it is something in which to be proud." -Michael Shermer, publisher of SkepticMagazine
" Godlessis a fascinating memoir and a handbook for debunking theism. But most of all, it is a moving testimonial to one man's emotional and intellectual rigor in acclaiming critical thinking." -Robert Sapolsky author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
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- Intro
- Praise
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
- PART 1 - Rejecting God
- Chapter One - The Call
- Chapter Two - The Fall
- Chapter Three - The Fallout
- Chapter Four - The New Call
- PART 2 - Why I Am an Atheist
- Chapter Five - Why I Am an Atheist
- Chapter Six - Refuting God
- Chapter Seven - Omni-Aqueous
- Chapter Eight: - Cosmological Kalamity
- DOES KALAM BEG THE QUESTION?
- IS KALAM SELF-REFUTING?
- DOES KALAM COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES?
- Chapter Nine - Dear Theologian
- Where did I come from?
- What's it all about?
- How do I decide what is right and wrong?
- Who am I?
- PART 3 - What's Wrong With Christianity
- Chapter Ten - The Bible and Morality
- MIGHT MAKES RIGHT
- HUMANS HAVE NO INTRINSIC RIGHT TO FAIRNESS OR RESPECT
- BIBLE CHARACTERS ARE POOR ROLE MODELS
- WHAT ABOUT JESUS?
- MANY MORAL PRECEPTS OF THE BIBLE ARE UNACCEPTABLE
- WHAT ABOUT THE GOOD TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE?
- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- THE GOLDEN RULE
- LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
- THE BEATITUDES
- TURN THE OTHER CHEEK
- HUMANISM OFFERS MORALITY
- Chapter Eleven - Murder, He Wrote
- Chapter Twelve - For Goodness Sake
- Chapter Thirteen - Bible Contradictions
- SHOULD WE KILL?
- SHOULD WE TELL LIES?
- SHOULD WE STEAL?
- SHALL WE KEEP THE SABBATH?
- SHALL WE MAKE GRAVEN IMAGES?
- ARE WE SAVED THROUGH WORKS?
- SHOULD GOOD WORKS BE SEEN?
- SHOULD WE OWN SLAVES?
- DOES GOD CHANGE HIS MIND?
- DOES GOD KNOW THE FUTURE?
- ARE WE PUNISHED FOR OUR PARENTS' SINS?
- WHOSE FAULT WAS IT THAT MOSES COULD NOT ENTER THE PROMISED LAND?
- IS GOD GOOD OR EVIL?
- DOES GOD TEMPT PEOPLE?
- IS GOD PEACEABLE?
- WHO WAS THE PRIEST IN THE STORY OF DAVID AND THE SHEWBREAD?
- WHEN WAS JESUS BORN?
- WAS JESUS PEACEABLE?
- WAS JESUS TRUSTWORTHY?
- SHALL WE CALL PEOPLE NAMES?
- HAS ANYONE SEEN GOD?
- HOW MANY GODS ARE THERE?
- ARE WE ALL SINNERS?
- HOW OLD WAS JEHOIACHIM WHEN HE BECAME KING?
- HOW OLD WAS AHAZIAH WHEN HE BEGAN TO REIGN?
- SHOULD WE SWEAR AN OATH?
- WHEN WAS JESUS CRUCIFIED?
- SHALL WE OBEY THE LAW?
- HOW MANY ANIMALS ON THE ARK?
- WERE WOMEN AND MEN CREATED EQUAL?
- WERE TREES CREATED BEFORE HUMANS?
- DID MICHAL HAVE CHILDREN?
- HOW MANY STALLS DID SOLOMON HAVE?
- DID PAUL'S MEN HEAR A VOICE?
- IS GOD OMNIPOTENT?
- DOES GOD LIVE IN LIGHT?
- DOES GOD ACCEPT HUMAN SACRIFICE?
- WHO WAS JOSEPH'S FATHER?
- Chapter Fourteen - Understanding Discrepancy
- "HEAR" OR "UNDERSTAND"?
- "VOICE" OR "SOUND"?
- Chapter Fifteen - Did Jesus Exist?
- FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS
- THE SECOND CENTURY AND LATER
- BOTTOM OF THE BARREL
- NOT THE GOSPEL TRUTH
- HOW DID THE MYTH ORIGINATE?
- ARE THE MIRACLES HISTORICAL?
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter Sixteen - Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?
- CAN HISTORY PROVE A MIRACLE?
- NATURALISTIC EXPLANATIONS
- INTERNAL DISCREPANCIES
- CONSISTENTLY INCONSISTENT
- LEGEND
- PAUL (YEAR 55 C.E.)
- MARK (YEAR 70 C.E.)
- MATTHEW (YEAR 80 C.E.)
- LUKE (YEAR 85 C.E.)
- GOSPEL OF PETER (YEAR 85 C.E.)
- GOSPEL OF JOHN (YEAR 90-95 C.E.)
- DID THE DISCIPLES DIE FOR A LIE?
- WHY DO SO MANY BELIEVE IN THE RESURRECTION?
- SO WHAT DID HAPPEN?
- THE LEGEND IDEA IS RESPECTFUL
- PART 4 - Life Is Good!
- Chapter Seventeen - We Go to Washington
- Chapter Eighteen - Adventures in Atheism
- Chapter Nineteen - Life and Death Matters
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Other Books from Ulysses Press
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
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