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The Old Testament is a fierce battleground for atheists and Christian apologists, with each side accusing the other of taking challenging and troubling passages out of context. In this handbook, Joshua Bowen not only provides the background to the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, but engages with hotly contested topics like slavery, failed prophecy, and the authorship of debated Old Testament books.

Atheist? Believer? Uncertain? No matter: The Portable Atheist will engage you every step of the way. From the number one New York Times best-selling author of God Is Not Great, comes this provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages with original pieces by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, and Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

Because you know it's nonsense, but were never sure why.

In this provocative book one of the most brilliant scholars of religion today dismantles distorted religious "histories" offered up by Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and other contemporary critics of religion and advocates of atheism. David Bentley Hart provides a bold correction of the New Atheists’s misrepresentations of the Christian past, countering their polemics with a brilliant account of Christianity and its message of human charity as the most revolutionary movement in all of Western history.

Are you putting your whole faith in God but still living as if everything is up to you? You may believe in God, attend church, and generally treat people with kindness…but are you living as if God doesn't exist? Have you surrendered to God completely, living every day depending upon the Holy...

The Atheist’s Prayer is not a book about religion. It’s a book about the parts of us that survive when religion leaves—or when we leave it. I’ve been excommunicated twice. Divorced once. I’ve been tossed out of faith, love, and community and left to sort through the wreckage. I’ve wandered through shame, loneliness, and the awkwardness of starting over—sometimes crying, sometimes laughing at how absurd it all was.

This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade shares a fascinating historical and philosophical account that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist.

Thrive in a World of Religious Intolerance: A Survival Guide for Atheists, Agnostics, and Secular Allies Are you an atheist, agnostic, or secular "none" feeling isolated in a world where religious intolerance is on the rise? Do you worry about being ostracized, persecuted, or threatened by radical religionists? If you’re a political progressive, an advocate for gender equality, a member of the LGBTQ+ community, or neurodivergent, and have been accused of lacking morals or religious values by Christian nationalists and MAGA radicals, this guide is your essential ally. In a time when ...

Following up on the first volume, The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament: Volume 2 takes up the challenge of providing a clear and useful guide to those wanting a better understanding of the Old Testament, including its cultural and historical background, as well as discussions on contentious topics like violence and genocide, and whether the Exodus was a real historical event. Volume two also covers the narrative of the Old Testament, from the conquest to the divided monarchy, and a brief history of Egypt to help situate the biblical text within agreed historical events.

In this honest appraisal of his journey from believer to atheist, the author carefully explains the experiences and the reasoning process that led him to reject religious belief. The original edition of this book was published in 2006 and reissued in 2008. Since that time, Loftus has received a good deal of critical feedback from Christians and skeptics alike. In this revised and expanded edition, the author addresses criticisms of the original, adds new argumentation and references, and refines his presentation.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 2015 Christian Book Award winner Nabeel Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity in this expanded edition with new bonus content and reflections. "My friend Nabeel Qureshi was courageous enough to chase down the truth with intellectual...

Named One of The New Yorker’s Best Books of 2026 One of The New York Times’s anticipated books of February! What can I know? What must I do? What may I hope? National Book Award–longlisted author Christopher Beha recounts his struggle with these questions while making an earnest appeal for...

Atheism is everywhere—in classrooms, on social media, in the workplace, and in the lives of friends and family. It claims to be the voice of reason and science, yet it cannot account for life’s deepest questions: Why are we here? What is right and wrong? What is the truth? This book equips Christians to answer atheism with clarity, confidence, and compassion. Drawing directly from Scripture and using sound reasoning, it exposes the weaknesses of unbelief while presenting the consistent, hope-filled worldview of biblical Christianity. You will learn how to respond to common objections, ...

Let's be honest - nobody has more fun than atheists. Don’t believe it? Well, consider this: For nonbelievers, every day you’re alive is a day to celebrate! And no one celebrates life to the fullest like Penn Jillette - the larger, louder half of legendary magic duo Penn & Teller - whose spectacularly witty and sharply observant essays in Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday! will entertain zealots and skeptics alike.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Who better to face the greatest evil of the 20th century than a humble man of faith? As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle...

For thousands of years, from primitive paganism to modern evangelicalism -- the shaman-clerics have evolved a series of habit-forming religious indoctrinations which have addicted the masses to a web of hypnotic superstitions . . . with the most pervasive addiction being a belief in a nonexistent God. "The God Addiction" engages its readers with an easy-to-understand unfolding of philosophical proofs as to why God does not exist. The world's mainstream religions (and their corresponding indoctrinations) are deconstructed vis-à-vis an intriguing thought authentication. And, per a unique ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of the most important conservative voices of the last century takes on the dangers of secularism, perhaps the most important issue in our lives. Your beloved dog and a stranger are drowning. Who do you try to save first? Every time famed radio host, New York Times...

Atheist Arguments - 2 Bookset: Atheism & Arguments Reduced from $5.98 to $3.99 Book 1 - Atheism Book 2 - Arguments Atheism This book aims to look at some of the notions that atheists hold. The first two chapters are an exploration into the factual inadequacies of faith. The third will touch on the social evils of religion and their deep rooting in the very nature and psychology of faith itself. The last three chapters will address the alternative, non-theistic solutions to three separate problems previously solved by faith. It is by no means exhaustive, and so at the end is a further ...

Is Atheism Dead? is an entertaining, impressively wide-ranging, and decidedly provocative answer to that famous 1966 Time cover that itself provocatively asked “Is God Dead?” In a voice that is by turns witty, muscular, and poetic, Metaxas intentionally echoes C. S. Lewis and G. K. Chesterton in cheerfully and logically making his astonishing case, along the way presenting breathtaking - and often withering - new evidence and arguments against the idea of a Creatorless universe.

In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T. Wright offers a radical look at the apostle Paul, illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology—transforming a faith and changing the...