{"product_id":"a-secular-gospel-chris-highland-9798536360507","title":"A Secular Gospel: More Essays for Freethinkers","description":"Freethinking essayist \u003cb\u003eChris Highland\u003c\/b\u003e presents a new collection of his latest columns from the Asheville Citizen-Times, plus more essays to energize critical thinking. A non-theist who is not anti-religious, Highland offers perspectives on topics of interest to secular as well as believing people. Concise, controversial and inviting to dialogue, each brief essay opens a constructive path to common ground in a humanistic and sometimes humorous way. Highland draws from his love of nature, his years of interfaith chaplaincy and non-profit management and his emergence from faith, to engage readers in creative, critical thinking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssays include: \u003c\/b\u003e Should We Fear or Cheer the Rise of Secularism?; Truth in a Post-Truth World; Turtles, Snakes, Rabbits and the Human Race; Learning the Language of Humanity; Still Points of History Along an Appalachian River; In the Galaxy of Religion, Resistance is Not Futile; Who Holds the Keys to the Kingdom, or Safe Sanctuaries?; Wonder is Wonder, Breathing is Breathing; Thomas Merton, Shakers and the Paradise Myth; Symbols and Statues of Liberty and Responsibility; Is it True All Religions Worship the Same God?; How Do We Know What an Atheist Believes?; Yoruba: the Greatest Religion You've Never Heard Of; Jesus, John Wayne and Militant Masculinity; Journey to the Forest of Freethought: A Secular Parable, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Highland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798536360507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Chris Highland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851580256511,"sku":"9798536360507","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-secular-gospel-chris-highland-9798536360507","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}