Description
How are Christians capable of believing? Is it faith or delusion? Or is there something wrong with me? I do not believe in spirits, gods, miracles, resurrection or eternal life. But I will seek to cast off my prejudices and give God a chance. At least for a year.
Danish writer Svend Brinkmann spent a year with God, exploring faith and religion through the eyes of a sceptic. Each month, from January to December, he grappled with questions that had nagged at him since he was a child: Why does God let the innocent suffer? Does science disprove the existence of God? Does faith make you a better person? Can you doubt and still believe? It became a year of deep reflection and surprising revelations that challenged the bounds of his scientific worldview and led him to a new appreciation of faith and its place within a secular, mostly fulfilled life.
Table of Contents
Preface
January: Why a book about God?
February: What is religion?
March: Is there a link between ethics and faith?
April: Does faith work?
May: Can science replace religion?
June: Does the soul exist?
July: What can we learn from the Bible?
August: Could there be multiple gods?
September: How does faith affect grief?
October: Can humans become God?
November: What about doubt?
December: What have I learnt?
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