Godless
How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
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Narrated by:
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Richard Dawkins
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Dan Barker
About this listen
From the introduction by Dan Barker: Millions of good people live moral, happy, loving, meaningful lives without believing in a god.
Oprah said it was 17 years, but it was actually 19 years between my first sermon at the age of 15 and my last sermon at the age of 34. Part 1 of Godless, "Rejecting God", tells the story of how I moved from devout preacher to atheist and beyond. Part 2, "Why I Am an Atheist", presents my philosophical reasons for unbelief. Part 3, "What's Wrong with Christianity", critiques the bible (its reliability as well as its morality) and the historical evidence for Jesus. Part 4, "Life Is Good!", comes back to my personal story, taking a case to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with personal trauma, and experiencing the excitement of Adventures in Atheism.
©2008 Dan Barker and Richard Dawkins (P)2015 Pitchstone PublishingCritic Reviews
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- Nick Clutterbuck
- 23-05-2020
Fantastic!!
As a ex christian.. occasionally falling into belief systems.. I learnt alot and can relate to Dans experience.. the first 8 chapters were great and the rest was about science and debunking why we have a " God shaped hole" in us.. an epic book! 5 stars!
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- Steven Frew
- 07-10-2017
wow!!!
what an amazing book. if you believe in a god, you definitely need to read this book. very well researched and delivered.
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- Jeckylberry
- 01-01-2023
An overall criticism of Christianity from one who knew that world.
If you want this book in a nutshell it would be, I was a devoted 100% Christian and now I want to tell you what I preached was wrong and this is how and why. Plus a few extra bits and pieces about evolution and self control.
It’s mainly for Christians, I’d say, unless you have a deep interest in the Bible and understand how central it is to a life of faith.
It started off strong and was very interesting as he allowed his feelings out. Some of the nitty-gritty after that was lost on an audio version as I’m assuming there were lists and visual comparisons of words that would have made it easier. A lot of questions to answer that were given time and compelling argument. Because he has believed it, it made it easier to disprove it. It certainly is an eye opener.
Towards the end there was less biblical elements and more social evolution based deductions.
It was presented very well with measured tone. Dan Barker is a great speaker so there’s no problem there.
All in all, a great book for helping Christian’s that are starting to question break the ties of fear, old limiting beliefs and dogma and think free.
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- Daniel Lish
- 08-03-2017
Great read for all Religeous peoples.
This book explains why I'm an athiest and even though Richard Dawkins wants you to read this to talk to Christians... I think it would be the best book for Christians to read to talk to Athiests.
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- Alexander Paz
- 29-12-2020
Insightful and beautiful
A must read for any truth seeker, and especially helpful for those who have previously experienced the mystical and magical side to faith and are seeking a compassionate and well rounded way forward from it.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-06-2024
Thorough and rational
Well done to the author on this brilliant book. Although much focus was on issues surrounding Christianity, I found the arguments here most pertinent to those like myself who practice the teachings of the Buddha in an entirely secular form. Thank you Dan.
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- AHP
- 25-08-2021
Mind-opening!
it was really long, but the mind-opening gems in this life narrative resonated with my own awakening from religious dogma. Dan Barker just says it much more eloquently.
I felt the text was reasoned without being judgemental or condescending.
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- nathaniel
- 29-11-2016
recomended if you want an anti-christian argument
speech is slow at times
compelling story
great ammunition for anyone coming across christian arguments and apologists.
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- Mark
- 18-01-2020
A book of 2 halfs
The biographical first-half was interesting, but the second-half promotion of atheism was a little dull.
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- Angel Eduardo Moreno Medina
- 22-07-2022
Flat!
Pretty flat reader, no add much of energy. Losses me for a while, but the fact is a very interesting topic I paddled through.
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