Liberated From Religion

Author : Paulo Bittencourt
Publisher : Freethought
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “The books by Paulo Bittencourt are better than those by Richard Dawkings, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris also because, unlike them, who have never been religious, he speaks from experience.” (D. Barker) Liberated from Religion, the book most hated by religions, creeds, beliefs, cults, dogmas, churches, rites, sects, abbots, apostles, archbishops, archdeacons, archimandrites, archpriests, astrologers, augurs, ayatollahs, babalawos, babalorishas, beati, bishops, canons, cardinals, chaplains, clerics, deacons, deans, devotees, divines, ecclesiastics, enchanters, enlightened ones, evangelists, faith healers, fortune tellers, friars, gurus, imams, magicians, mediums, missionaries, monks, monsignors, necromancers, nuncios, occultists, pastors, patriarchs, pontiffs, popes, preachers, prelates, presbyters, priests, primates, priors, prophets, protodeacons, rabbis, religious, reverends, seers, shamans, sorcerers, vicars, witch doctors and witches. Despite the enormous expansion of knowledge, the great advances in Science (with our space probes exploring the boundaries of the Solar System) and all philosophical thought, 250 years after the Enlightenment billions of people still think it’s indispensable to believe religious primitivenesses. While the world religions despise each other, thousands of Christian denominations fight for the title of “The True Church”. Yet, in their combat against reason and in the imposition of their dogmatisms on all of society, they pretend unity and harmony. As Islam becomes ever more radicalized, Third World countries are being the stage of a galloping increase in religious intolerance perpetrated by Pentecostals who seek to convert them into Evangelical theocracies. Based on his personal experience with biblical literalism, Paulo Bittencourt takes a historical approach to Christian fundamentalism and exposes the fallacies of religious dogmas, the negative effects of suppressing critical thinking and the benefits that living without religion brings the individual and, consequently, the world. Topics covered: Allah, Atheism, Bible, Christianity, Adventist, Baptist, Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal Church, Communism, Devil, Evolution, Freethought, God, Gospel, Heaven, Hell, Islam, Jesus, Judaism, Mohammed, Philosophy, Protestantism, Satan, Science, Skepticism, Socialism, etc. Paulo Bittencourt was born in Castro, Brazil, spent his childhood in Rio de Janeiro and studied Theology in São Paulo. Close to becoming a pastor, he went on an adventure to Europe and ended up settling in Austria. The book Ethics, by Bento de Espinosa (Baruch Spinoza), turned him into a naturalist, humanist and freethinker. Paulo Bitencourt dedicates his life to helping people liberate themselves from religion. Paulo Bittencourt is the author also of the books Wasting Time on God and Com Zeus Não Se Brinca (Zeus Is Not to Be Played With). “There is no greater pleasure than to be a freethinker.” — Paulo Bittencourt Visit: tinyurl.com/free-thought

Author : Schubert Miles Ogden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Religion
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038554973

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Faith and Freedom by Schubert Miles Ogden Pdf

Author : Karen Soole
Publisher : Christian Focus
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1527107299

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Liberated by Karen Soole Pdf

There are parts of the Bible that I have struggled with, and bits that seemed far removed from my life as a twenty-first-century woman. I have wrestled with them, but as I read, I came to know that God offers more liberation, more freedom, and more fulfilment than I could dare to imagine. Equality for all people is a foundational principle in our culture and embedded in our law. The consensus is clear: all people are equally valuable. However, religion is seen as a stronghold that promotes inequality. There is a widespread belief that the Bible is sexist. Women fear that God does not want their good and instead, he wants to box them in and clip their wings. Our culture believes that they need to forget religion to achieve equality. This, however, is not the case. The principle of equality is established in the first pages of the Bible, and its message exalts and dignifies both men and women. Bible teacher, conference speaker and author Karen Soole shares what she has discovered as she has read the Bible and grappled with it over many years. She takes us through the Bible story from Genesis to Revelation and challenges the reader to decide whether God is offering life and liberation, or suffocation and oppression. It is an invitation to meet and know the God of the Bible, and to view his Word through the lens of his character. Chapter titles include Thirsty Made in God's Image: Genesis 1 Made for Relationship: Genesis 2 Messing up the Design: Genesis 3 The Fallout How the Story Unfolds From Bad to Worse Worrying Laws Wisdom for All The Broken Bride The Wife Liberation Although this book is about women, it is not 'only for women'. These things matter to everyone. This book was written for men and women, although it addresses concerns that women face in particular. These concerns are relevant to everyone.

Author : Ateek, Naim Stifan
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608337255

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A Palestinian Theology of Liberation by Ateek, Naim Stifan Pdf

Author : Fidel Castro,Betto (Frei)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000058319666

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Fidel and Religion by Fidel Castro,Betto (Frei) Pdf

The product of an intimate 23 hour dialogue between Fidel Castro and Brazilian liberation theologist Frei Betto. Castro speaks candidly about his views on religion and his education in elite Catholic colleges, offering a unique insight into the man behind the beard.

Author : Akin Üstünyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798886761979

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Liberation Theology in Christianity by Akin Üstünyer Pdf

The main goal of all religions in the world is the liberation of their believers. However, each faith community has a different understanding of salvation. For some religions, salvation is achieved in this world, while for others it will take place in the next world (the afterlife). In Christianity, which follows Jesus and his teachings, salvation is a spiritual level that can be achieved by following the teachings of the Church. However, in addition to this understanding, there is another understanding of liberation based on the fact that material liberation must be achieved in order for spiritual liberation to take place. This understanding is one of liberation that emerged in the 1960s on the Latin American continent and defended the rights of the poor, the destitute and the oppressed. In this sense, Liberation Theology, while aiming at secular liberation, also includes spiritual liberation in the background. Although many theologies emerged in the Latin American continent in the 1960s, Liberation Theology is distinguished from other theologies by its adoption of Marxist ideology.

Author : Gustavo GutiŽerrez
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780883445426

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A Theology of Liberation by Gustavo GutiŽerrez Pdf

This is the credo and seminal text of the movement which was later characterized as liberation theology. The book burst upon the scene in the early seventies, and was swiftly acknowledged as a pioneering and prophetic approach to theology which famously made an option for the poor, placing the exploited, the alienated, and the economically wretched at the centre of a programme where "the oppressed and maimed and blind and lame" were prioritized at the expense of those who either maintained the status quo or who abused the structures of power for their own ends. This powerful, compassionate and radical book attracted criticism for daring to mix politics and religion in so explicit a manner, but was also welcomed by those who had the capacity to see that its agenda was nothing more nor less than to give "good news to the poor", and redeem God's people from bondage.

Author : J. Kevin Butcher
Publisher : NavPress
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9781641582599

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Free by J. Kevin Butcher Pdf

Our walk with Jesus is often full of duty, fear, and shame. This book teaches how to discover freedom that Jesus offers.

Author : Jan Assmann
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780691203195

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The Invention of Religion by Jan Assmann Pdf

A groundbreaking account of how the Book of Exodus shaped fundamental aspects of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam The Book of Exodus may be the most consequential story ever told. But its spectacular moments of heaven-sent plagues and parting seas overshadow its true significance, says Jan Assmann, a leading historian of ancient religion. The story of Moses guiding the enslaved children of Israel out of captivity to become God's chosen people is the foundation of an entirely new idea of religion, one that lives on today in many of the world's faiths. First introduced in Exodus, new ideas of faith, revelation, and above all covenant transformed basic assumptions about humankind’s relationship to the divine and became the bedrock of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Author : Michael Walzer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780300213911

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The Paradox of Liberation by Michael Walzer Pdf

Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. Once established, however, the newly independent nations had to deal with entirely unexpected religious fierceness. Michael Walzer, one of America’s foremost political thinkers, examines this perplexing trend by studying India, Israel, and Algeria, three nations whose founding principles and institutions have been sharply attacked by three completely different groups of religious revivalists: Hindu militants, ultra-Orthodox Jews and messianic Zionists, and Islamic radicals. In his provocative, well-reasoned discussion, Walzer asks why these secular democratic movements have failed to sustain their hegemony: Why have they been unable to reproduce their political culture beyond one or two generations? In a postscript, he compares the difficulties of contemporary secularism to the successful establishment of secular politics in the early American republic—thereby making an argument for American exceptionalism but gravely noting that we may be less exceptional today.

Author : Dan Cohn-Sherbok
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Liberation theology
ISBN : OCLC:43360377

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World Religions and Human Liberation by Dan Cohn-Sherbok Pdf

Author : Anantanand Rambachan
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438454559

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A Hindu Theology of Liberation by Anantanand Rambachan Pdf

Discusses Hindu Advaita Ved?nta as a philosophy of social justice for the modern world. This expansive and accessible work provides an introduction to the Hindu tradition of Advaita Ved?nta and brings it into discussion with contemporary concerns. Advaita, the non-dual school of Indian philosophy and spirituality associated with ?a?kara, is often seen as “other-worldly,” regarding the world as an illusion. Anantanand Rambachan has played a central role in presenting a more authentic Advaita, one that reveals how Advaita is positive about the here and now. The first part of the book presents the hermeneutics and spirituality of Advaita, using textual sources, classical commentary, and modern scholarship. The book’s second section considers the implications of Advaita for ethical and social challenges: patriarchy, homophobia, ecological crisis, child abuse, and inequality. Rambachan establishes how Advaita’s non-dual understanding of reality provides the ground for social activism and the values that advocate for justice, dignity, and the equality of human beings. “Rambachan has written an original, creative, and provocative book that will assure that Hinduism has a greater voice in the general arena of interreligious dialogue.” — Paul F. Knitter, Union Theological Seminary “This is an important contribution to the advancement of constructive work in Hindu theology, comparative theology, and the study of South Asian religious traditions. It has the potential to revolutionize how scholars view Hinduism generally, and Advaita Ved?nta in particular.” — Jeffery D. Long, Elizabethtown College

Author : Tim Noble
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317543725

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The Poor in Liberation Theology by Tim Noble Pdf

Liberation theology has, since its beginnings over forty years ago, placed the poor at the heart of theology and revealed the ideologies underlying both society and church. Meanwhile, over this period, the progressive church appears to have stagnated and the poor of Latin America have turned increasingly to neo-Pentecostalism. 'The Poor in Liberation Theology' questions whether the effect of liberation theology is to provide a pathway to God or really to construct idols out of the poor. Combining the conceptual language of the philosophers Jean-Luc Marion and Emmanuel Levinas with the methodology of the liberation theologian Clodovis Boff, the volume outlines how liberation theology can work to ensure the poor do not become an ideological construct but remain icons of God. Drawing on a wealth of material from Latin American and Europe, the book demonstrates the continuing validity and importance of liberation theology and its further potential when engaged with contemporary philosophy.

Author : Thomas C. Sorenson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498275552

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Liberating Christianity by Thomas C. Sorenson Pdf

Christianity is in crisis in our North American context, especially among the cultural elite and people with progressive views. The reasons for the faith's loss of credibility have to do, in large part, with the dominant philosophical materialism of our culture and with the understanding of the faith almost universally held by Americans both inside the churches and outside them. In this book, Thomas C. Sorenson calls this understanding "Biblicism," by which he means the belief that the Bible is to be understood only literally and that, in one way or another, its authority comes from its claimed origin with God. Many enlightened people also reject Christianity because the only Christianity they know is the judgmental, socially conservative faith that the most vocal and visible advocates of the faith among us so loudly espouse. This book offers a different understanding of the faith. It begins with a discussion of the universal human experience of the spiritual dimension of reality. It then discusses symbol and myth as the necessary language for communicating that experience. The book shows that all human experience is necessarily subjective and that religious truth is thus also necessarily subjective. Therefore, religious truth is relative, not universal and absolute. The work argues that the Bible is a human work expressing its authors' experience of the divine. The book then discusses other obstacles to faith and offers a different understanding of the issues they raise. The book replaces the classical theory of atonement with a theology of the cross, based mainly on the work of Douglas John Hall. It redefines salvation as having to do with this life, not with the afterlife. It closes with a section that replaces the dominant social conservatism of popular Christianity with Jesus's teachings of nonviolence, economic justice, and radical inclusivity.

Author : Chris Adam-Bagley,Mahmoud Abubaker,Alice Sawyerr
Publisher : Ethics International Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781804411247

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Developing Social Science and Religion for Liberation and Growth by Chris Adam-Bagley,Mahmoud Abubaker,Alice Sawyerr Pdf

This book integrates humanist approaches in enabling both spiritual growth and social science knowledge in advocating for the emancipation of exploited women, children and youth, based on critical realism. Through an autoethnographic account of the first author’s journey from being a secular Jew, through Anglicanism, to Quakerism and then Islam, a pacifist-based social science methodology is developed. This approach describes attempts to understand and liberate sexually exploited youths in Bangladesh; exploited women and girls in Pakistan; and struggling women in Gaza, Palestine. The model attempts to integrate moral goals of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in seeking peaceful co-operation. Secular humanism is added, creating a research model which seeks the enhancement of human welfare through the universal ethic of the social contract, in which humans and their welfare are both interesting and exciting. A review of research on child sexual exploitation elaborates the model of child-centred humanism.