Full title: "Losing Faith In Faith: From Preacher to Atheist"
A phenomenal
book written by
Dan Barker about
atheism and
Christianity. It details his conversion from
fundamentalist preacher to preeminent
atheist, gives
arguments for atheism, and details reasons that
Christianity can in fact be harmful. This book manages to be both an
autobiography and a
reference manual.
It is a useful tool for any
atheist who finds her or himself in frequent
debates, and an intriguing read for any
Christian who wants to understand the
atheist viewpoint. It's even been called the "
Atheist Bible", although I personally don't like that name as it implies the book is infalliable.
Major sections:
- Losing Faith
- Finding Freethought
- Re-examining The "Good Book"
- Critiquing Christianity
- Spreading The Best News
- Separating State And Church
- Exposing Christian Morality
- History Or Myth?
- A Match Not Made In Heaven
Dan Barker is also a bilingual
songwriter--interspersed with the
chapters of LFIF are some of his
freethought songs in both
Spanish and
English.