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Books:
(35) Books for those wanting to learn more. They are
not all based on Free Thought or Atheist thoughts, included are Jefferson's
Bible, and Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler. There are Theist books,
Atheist books, and a lot in between.
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Books include:
 Meaning
- The Secret of Being Alive
- by Cliff Havener
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Cliff Havener has written
quite a book! It is under two hundred pages with really nice print;
contains illustrations both graphic and literal and REALLY speaks
to us about MEANING. Purpose, essence, understanding, reason and
other conceptual frames serve us in our quest for meaning....
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Escape from Freedom - by Erich
Fromm
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-Fromm's main
achievement consisted in emphasizing the Weberian view of religion
in providing capitalism with its major impetus. His analysis of
Calvinism and Protestantism is certainly worth considering especially
if juxtaposed against other belief systems that stemmed the tide
of capitalism in its earliest stages in China and 18th and 19th
century Japan. |
Losing
Faith in Faith - Dan Barker
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Editorial
Reviews
Atheists
United, November 1993
"Few other books offer such an insightful and conclusive
indictment of religion . . . immensely readable and intellectually
stimulating."
Norm Allen,
Atheists of Florida, May 1993
"An excellent, entertaining and highly readable
book which can be used to easily demolish the 'strongest' arguments
of unreasoning Christians . . . a remarkable debating aid."
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The
Born Again Skeptics Guide to the Bible - Ruth
Hurmence Green
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-Ruth Green has done a
masterful job of dissecting piece by piece every story and line
of the Bible.
-What makes the Born Again Skeptics Guide entertaining is Ruth's
healthy dose of humor on almost every page. These comments are
intended to show the absurdity of the Bible while maintaining
the reader's interest.
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The
Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy - C. Dennis
McKinsey
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Synopsis
This important new volume is the most comprehensive critique
of the Bible ever written. McKinsey strives to tell both the good
and bad of biblical writings with this thoroughly-researched expose
of the Bible's errors, contradictions, and fallacies. McKinsey
believes that it is important that the Bible's inadequacies and
negative teachings be exposed. |
The
Case Against Christianity - Michael Martin
Dr. Michael Martin, Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, provides
readers with a compelling case against the Christian faith. This piece
of work is considered by many (scholars and lay) to be the most devastating
and compelling attack on Christianity ever written. Professor Martin is
an Ivy League-trained philosopher (Harvard), and along with Anthony Flew
and Kai Nielsen, is one of the most prolific atheist scholars in academia
today.
The
Myth of the Resurrection and Other... -
Joseph McCabe
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Synopsis
One of the most important rationalists of his era takes readers
through the ancient world to show how Christianity appropriated
the ceremonies and myths of paganism to elaborate the Resurrection
story. McCabe cogently demonstrates that the Jesus of the gospels
is not historical but a curious amalgam constructed after his death,
and the gospels themselves are unreliable as biographies. |
Best
of Robert Ingersoll : Selections... -
Roger Greeley
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-A
"Must Read" if you consider yourself a free thinker
-Everyone should have the chance to enjoy this collection that
Roger Greeley has put together, and escape the world of fear
and bigotry that religion attempts to pass off as love.
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American
Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll -Orvin
Larson
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-Rediscover Robert Green
Ingersoll. Celebrated orator of 19th century America, lawyer,
Civil War officer, personal friend of three U.S. presidents, the
individual most responsible for the flowering of freethought in
the United States. "Freedom was what he preached; he wanted
the shackles off everywhere, he wanted men to think boldly about
all things; he demanded intellectual and moral courage. He wanted
men to follow wherever truth might lead them. He was a rare, bold,
heroic figure." |
The
Philosophy of Humanism -Corliss
Lamont
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-Released by Humanist Press
in its degenerized eighth edition, this powerful book is the definitive
study of the history and growth of the humanist movement in North
America. Renowned philosopher and activist Corliss Lamont offers
a vigorous argument for humanism and provides an affirmative,
intelligent guidebook for shaping a better life in today's complex
world. |
Atheism
: The Case Against God George H. Smith
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-Smith's book is a must
read for anyone interested in atheism. It covers all the major
atheist arguments in a clear and accessible manner. There is nothing
essentially 'new' in it, but it's about the best collection of
arguments for atheism about.
- He thoroughly demolished any argument you could have to believe
in God.
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What
Is Atheism? : A Short Introduction -
Douglas E. Krueger
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Synopsis
Many questions and concerns arise when believers question
the purpose and meaning they suspect is lacking in the lives of
nonbelievers. Douglas Krueger contends that atheism is a powerful
alternative to religion, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood
because people harbor preconceived ideas about atheism. This concise
introduction to subject has been designed with the general audience
in mind. |
Atheist
Debater's Handbook - B. C. Johnson
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-Chapter XIV alone is worth
the price of the book. "God and Jesus" will hit you
like a hammer.
-For the more philosophically unsophisticated, which is most
everyone, this is an excellent way to get to the heart of the
main objections to the traditional belief in the Judeo-Xian
God.
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Atheism
: A Philosophical Justification - Michael
Martin
Synopsis
"Thousands of philosophers--from the ancient Greeks to modern
thinkers--have defended atheism, but none more comprehensively than Martin.
. . . Atheists should read it to bolster their creed, and theists should
read it to test their faith against the deadly force of Martin's attack."--Martin
Gardner, The Humanist.
Why
I Am an Agnostic and Other Essays... -
Clarence Darrow
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The renowned lawyer Clarence
Darrow (1857-1938) was also an impassioned defender of intellectual
freedom, individual liberties, and social injustice. In these wide-ranging
essays, Darrow attacks beliefs in the inerrancy of the Bible, the
immortality of the soul, miracles, and heaven as being completely
at odds with human experience and science. |
2000
Years of Disbelief : Famous People... James
A. Haught
Midwest Book Review
The English speaking world rarely acknowledges the many and varied
gifts that "disbelievers" have bestowed upon humanity. Churchmen
generally contend that great figures in history, such as America's founders,
were conventional believers. But author James A. Haught demonstrates that
this just isn't true. In 2000 Years Of Disbelief: Famous People With The
Courage To Doubt, he offers a spirited collection of biographical sketches
and choice quotations to set the record straight -- intelligent, educated
people tend to doubt the supernatural.
Nonbelief
& Evil: Two Arguments for the Nonexistence of God
- Theodore M. Drange
Synopsis
Can God's nonexistence be established? According to author Theodore
M. Drange, it all depends on what is meant by "God". This book
expands the frontiers of philosophy by exploring atheism, evil, and the
nonexistence of God. Included are examinations of free-will, the possibility
of an afterlife, arguments by theists, and more.
Critiques
of God : Making the Case against the Belief in God -
Peter A. Angeles
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-In no other volume are
the most fundamental questions of religion explored with such
force and conviction. Included are discussions of the meaning
of the existence of God, the relationships between faith and mysticism,
reason and science, fate, the problem of evil, ethics without
God, and immortality. |
American
Virtues : Thomas Jefferson on... Jean M. Yarbrough
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-"Transcending the
tired liberalism vs. republicanism debate, Yarbrough's important
new book is a crisp, tightly argued, and persuasive meditation
on the attributes that Thomas Jefferson found at the heart of
America's success story. . . . [This is] one of the fullest, fairest,
historiographically circumspect, well-informed, and altogether
on-target accounts of Jefferson's political and social thought
to appear in decades." |
Jefferson's
Declaration of Independence: Origins, Philosophy and Theology
Allen Jayne
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-For generations, historians
have examined the Declaration of Independence looking for the
source of Jefferson's ideas. Many have looked to John Locke and
his Second Treatise on Government as the main source. While acknowledging
Locke as an important source for Jefferson, Jayne also suggests
that there were other sources for Jefferson's thought. In researching
for this book, Jayne examined Jefferson's Commonplace Books, where
he recorded selections from various authors. |
Sworn
on the Altar of God : A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson Edwin
S. Gaustad
Synopsis
This biography, part of the acclaimed Library of Religious Biography,
treats the religious significance of Thomas Jefferson, first by examining
Jefferson's steady dedication to the cause of religious liberty, and second,
by exploring Jefferson's private effort to reform the nature of religion.
God and Other Famous Liberals : Recapturing
Bible, Flag, and Family from the Far Right
F. Forrester Church
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Synopsis
An intellectual study on today's political and social issues
addresses the topics of religion, patriotism, and family values
while emphasizing the strong connection between liberalism and democracy.
NYT. AB. PW. |
And
the Truth Shall Set You Free - David Icke
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From
the Back Cover
You are holding the most explosive book of the 20th Century.
As a leading book editor in the United States said after reading
Icke's manuscript: "It is difficult to put into words the
excitement I feel about this. It is a book that I have been waiting
to see for a long, long time. I knew it would come and now it
is here. I am practically overwhelmed by the sense of urgency
I feel in getting this book to press and into distribution".
David Icke exposes the real story behind global events which... |
At
Least in Hell the Christians Won't Harass Me! - Andrew
F. Knight
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Book
Description
Christianity has managed to survive well into the most
enlightened and technologically advanced era of all time by instilling
in people the fear of Hell and the temptation of Heaven. But do
these entities really exist, or are they just inventions designed
to command your obedience? This unique book provides new
evidence and compelling arguments in evaluating the answers to
many of time's most enduring questions, including: Is there
really a Heaven and Hell? Is there an afterlife? Is there a... |
The Jefferson Bible : The Life and Morals
of Jesus of Nazareth
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Synopsis
In 1816, Thomas Jefferson gathered together sections of
the Bible and arranged them in a certain order by time or subject.
Its teachings influenced his statesmanship and certainly contributed
to his larger concept for building an improved society. This reference
opens a fascinating window into the mind of one of our country's
most important social architects. |
The
Ways of an Atheist - Bernard Katz
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In "The Ways of an
Atheist," Bernard Katz strings together some 47 short essays
on topics such as: miracles, morality, religion and mental illness,
and Jesus. |
The
Age of Reason -Thomas Paine
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Paine's work masterfully
exposes the Christian religion as the silly superstition that it
is. He clearly shows the fallacies of accepting any divine "revelation"
(think about it, if God wanted to tell you something, why wouldn't
he tell you himself; or at least give you enough information to
distinguish the true prophets from the false ones) and exposes many
of the contradictions of the Bible as well as undermining the absurd
doctrine of biblical infallibility. |
Agnosticism
and Christianity and Other Essays Thomas
Henry Huxley
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-Only in the last several
pages does Huxley elaborate on the origin and meaning of Agnosticism.
In fact, he seems almost reluctant to descend into the discussion.
He indulges the reader nevertheless and does a stupendous job
of stating the case. A pleasant read on a rainy day. |
Charles
Darwin and the Evolution... - Rebecca
Stefoff
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Synopsis
ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, published in 1858, transformed
our view of the world and made Charles Darwin one of the most
controversial figures in science. This new biography looks at
the person behind the controversy whose earth-shaking discoveries
and ideas remain as exciting and interesting as today's headlines.
47 photos. |
Galileo
Galilei : First Physicist... -
James MacLachlan
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Synopsis
Examines the personality, thought processes, scientific
discoveries, and life of an important figure who helped to shape
our understanding of the natural world. |
Albert
Einstein : And the Frontiers of...
Reading level:
Young Adult
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Synopsis
As a child, Albert Einstein's teachers considered him less
than the ideal student. But some time in his early years he developed
what he called "wonder" about the world. From these
ordinary beginnings, Einstein became one of the greatest scientific
thinkers of all time. This illuminating biography describes in
understandable language the experiments and revolutionary theories
that flowed from Einstein's imagination and intellect. 48 photos
Ages 12 up. |
Bite-Size
Einstein : Quotations on Just...
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Synopsis
Presents a collection of quotations by Albert Einstein
such as ""All I have is the stubbornness of a mule;
no, that's not quite all. I also have a nose,"" ""The
state is made for man, not man for the state,"" and
more on such themes as life, himself, mathematics, politics, and
physics. |
Out
of My Later Years : The Scientist,... - Albert
Einstein
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-Out of my Later Years
is a collection of Einstein's speeches and articles covering not
just physics but his thoughts on the social condition of man,
of Jews, and of war as well as several speeches about the likes
of Max Planck, Mahatma Gandhi, and Marie Curie. -As letters
and speeches, these are written as the ordinary man that Einstein
once was - very easy to read and understand. |
Mein
Kampf - Adolph Hitler
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-Mein Kampf is a book that
tells you things that the media won't.
-It would be easy to write off these Nazi admirers as a few
marginalized, powerless wackos. I'd like to think so. Of course,
that's what everyone thought about a young Austrian who tried
to start a coup in a beer hall, and in prison wrote Mein Kampf.
Webmaster's note: we in no way endorse Hitler or the
Nazi party - this is included and suggested purely becuase of
its immense historical and sociological implications.
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Hitler's
Pope : The Secret History of... -
John Cornwell
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-This devastating account
of the ecclesiastical career of Eugenio Pacelli (1876-1958), who
became Pope Pius XII in 1939, is all the more powerful because British
historian John Cornwell maintains throughout a measured though strongly
critical tone. After World War II, murmurs of Pacelli's callous
indifference to the plight of Europe's Jews began to be heard. A
noted commentator on Catholic issues, Cornwell began research for
this book believing that "if his full story were told, Pius
XII's pontificate would be exonerated." Instead, he emerged
from the Vatican archives in a state of "moral shock,"..... |
Coming soon, books by:
Isaac Asimov, W. E. B. DuBois, Will Durant, Albert Einstein, Benjamin
Franklin, Edward Gibbon, Langston Hughes, Thomas Jefferson, Omar Khayyam,
Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, John Stuart Mill, Ayn Rand, Gene Roddenberry,
Margaret Sanger, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Voltaire, and many others whose
own words reveal their rejection of the supernatural.
Plus:
Kurt Baier, John Dewey, Paul Edwards, Antony Flew, Sigmund Freud, Erich
Fromm, Sidney Hook, Walter Kaufmann, Corliss Lamont, Wallace I. Matson,
H. J. McCloskey, Ernest Nagel, Kai Nielsen, Richard Robinson, Bertrand
Russell, and Michael Scriven
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