{"product_id":"the-faith-of-a-religionist-herb-gruning-9798385228256","title":"The Faith of a Religionist: Reflections Mundane and Sublime","description":"Mixing fiction with non-fiction, the author takes the reader on a ride through what irks him enough to write about, first in religion\/theology and then in science, and includes the ideas that Abraham is a model for relating to God; an anti-dualistic bias is superior to the belief in the survival of the soul; the insistence that scripture is to be defended at all costs; the notion that theology can be systematized; the doctrine of the (paradoxical) atonement is simply a matter of faith; humans have no bearing on climate; evolution can only occur gradually; purity of race is an attainable goal; there is no serious competitor to materialism; mediums and spiritists are reliable guides to what the afterlife holds; and artificial intelligence poses little threat. The short stories are provided to offer lighter fare to the weightier topics in the non-fiction sections. The second such story has also been adapted into a film posted on YouTube.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herb Gruning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385228256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Herb Gruning","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962786599167,"sku":"9798385228256","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a313142e-dfb0-4839-bb7e-d0dba37e660e.jpg?v=1750652527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-faith-of-a-religionist-herb-gruning-9798385228256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}