Confessions of a French Atheist

How God Hijacked My Quest to Disprove the Christian Faith

De: Guillaume Bignon

Narrado por: Jean Brassard

God Wasn't In His Plans Until . . .

Guillaume Bignon was a French atheist . . . and he was perfectly happy. He was very successful as a software engineer in finance, a musician, and a volleyball player. Yet a chance encounter with a beautiful woman would change the way he thought about his life and beliefs forever.

Confessions of a French Atheist is the unusual story of Guillaume Bignon - a man who didn't need God but who grew to believe in God after he thought through the nature of morality, the relationship between science and faith, the supernatural, and the reliability of the Bible. With rigorous reasoning, remarkable authenticity, and a sense of humor, Guillaume takes the listener on a journey through his innermost questions and surprising discoveries.

©2022 Guillaume Bignon (P)2022 Tyndale Momentum

Riveting!

This guy is really likable and smart! He’s got a great story to share and throws in apologetics as a bonus.

Authentic

For both the skeptic and the seasoned believer, Dr. Bignon’s story will keep you interested from cover to cover. His combination of narrative and academic writing equally engage the brain and the heart. I loved the transparency of his testimony and appreciated hearing him elaborate on motivations of the heart (and flesh) most writers will avoid discussing. I could not more strongly recommend this book to both churched and un-churched readers who want to hear an authentic account of what conversion looks like.

I also have the privilege of knowing Dr. Bignon personally and was generally familiar with the circumstances of his conversion prior to reading his book. What stands out to me most is that the character of the man in the first several chapters of this book bear very little resemblance to the man I know. As much as his book illuminates a conversion process, his life even more so reflects the grace of God imparted as a result of that conversion. He is a great father, devoted husband, and committed follower of Jesus.

Thank you for sharing your story with us Guillaume.

Wonderful listen

First of all, I would say I found this quite an emotional experience, listening to the author’s personal stories. He sounds awfully French, both in terms of his academic brilliance and his flair for the aesthetic. I’m sure that’s a generalisation LOL.

The overall narrative is (spoiler alert) somewhat of a fairytale. In the end… the princess…

Much of the book is the author’s story of growing up in very secular France. The ride from there to becoming an evangelical Christian with a PhD in philosophy is long and followed a series of steps that we need to take careful not of. Conversions to Christ require the removal of many roadblocks, but green pastures await, replete with intellectual riches.

Thanks so much for writing this book!

Should have been titled “Apologetics”

The book only kept me interested during the author’s personal life stories. However, more than half of the book was just apologetics. The “facts“ that were used to defend the Christian faith were mostly opinions presented as facts and was nothing that I haven’t heard before. I applaud the author for writing a book about a subject he is passionate about, and it’s obvious that he has an audience who appreciates the subject. Personally, I just didn’t find it interesting enough to keep me wanting to read it, even though I made myself finish it because it is my book club’s pick for this month.