Life Driven Purpose by Dan Barker
Every thinking person wants to lead a life of meaning and purpose. For thousands of years, holy books have told us that such a life is available only through obedience and submission to some higher power. Today, the faithful keep popular devotionals and tracts within easy reach on bedside tables and mobile devices, all communicating this common message: Life is meaningless without God. In this volume, former pastor Dan Barker eloquently, powerfully, and rationally upends this long-held belief. Offering words of enrichment, emancipation, and inspiration, he reminds us how millions of atheists lead happy, loving, moral, and purpose-filled lives. Practicing what he preaches, he also demonstrates through his own personal journey that life is valuable for its own sake--that meaning and purpose come not from above, but from within.
"A lovely book!" Richard Dawkins, author, The God Delusion
"One of the biggest misconceptions about atheists is that without God they can have no morals, values, or meaning in their livesIn this lovely secular sermon, Dan Barker handily rebuts that claim, showing that true meaning and morality can come only from accepting our finitude, and dealing with it rationally and humanistically." Jerry Coyne, author, Why Evolution Is True
"Dan Barker has cleverly reversed the arrows of purpose so they fly from the bows of life instead of raining down from an imaginary archer in the sky." Victor J. Stenger, author, God: The Failed Hypothesis
"One of the biggest misconceptions about atheists is that without God they can have no morals, values, or meaning in their livesIn this lovely secular sermon, Dan Barker handily rebuts that claim, showing that true meaning and morality can come only from accepting our finitude, and dealing with it rationally and humanistically." Jerry Coyne, author, Why Evolution Is True
"Dan Barker has cleverly reversed the arrows of purpose so they fly from the bows of life instead of raining down from an imaginary archer in the sky." Victor J. Stenger, author, God: The Failed Hypothesis
Dan Barker, a former evangelical minister, is co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, co-host of Freethought Radio, and co-founder and board member of the Clergy Project. A widely sought-after lecturer, debater, and performer, he regularly discusses atheism and life’s meaning and purpose in the national media, with appearances on Oprah Winfrey, The O'Reilly Factor, Good Morning America, and many others. Daniel C. Dennett is university professor, professor of philosophy, and co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University. His books include Brainstorms, Elbow Room, Consciousness Explained, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, Freedom Evolves, Breaking the Spell, and Intuition Pumps.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781939578211 |
| ISBN 10 | 1939578213 |
| Title | Life Driven Purpose |
| Author | Dan Barker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pitchstone Publishing |
| Year published | 2015-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
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