Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist - Softcover

Pinn, Anthony B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616148438 ISBN 13: 9781616148430

Verlag: Prometheus Books, 2014

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"Writing God's Obituary is a story of liberation and redemption but not of the customary kind. Writing with eloquence and authenticity, Anthony Pinn shares his journey of deliverance from traditional religious practice. . . . His is a story that will appeal to anyone who has struggled with questions of faith or navigated the complexities of race."
--William F. Schulz, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association

"A powerful story of a spiritual journey from a boy evangelical preacher to a brilliant, intellectual humanist. This is a much-needed challenge to the faith of black Christians and others, especially theologians."
--James H. Cone, Charles A. Briggs Distinguished Professor of Systematic Theology, Union Theological Seminary, and author of A Black Theology of Liberation

Reseña del editor:

A former African American minister reveals his unusual journey from faith to atheism.

Anthony Pinn preached his first sermon at age twelve. At eighteen he became one of the youngest ordained ministers in his denomination. He then quickly moved up the ministerial ranks. Eventually he graduated from Columbia University and then received a Master of Divinity in theology and a PhD in religion from Harvard University. 

All the while, Pinn was wrestling with a growing skepticism. As his intellectual horizons expanded, he became less and less confident in the theism of his upbringing. At the same time, he became aware that his church could offer only anemic responses to the
acute social needs of the community. In his mid-twenties, he finally decided to leave the ministry and committed the rest of his life to academia. He went on to become a distinguished scholar of African American humanism and religious history.

The once fully committed believer evolved into an equally committed nonbeliever convinced that a secular approach to life offers the best hope of solving humanity’s problems.

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• Verlag: Prometheus Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1616148438
• ISBN 13: 9781616148430
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 241