{"product_id":"farewell-to-god-my-reasons-for-rejecting-the-christian-faith-0771084226-used","title":"Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0771084226\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Templeton, Charles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Used\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than twenty years, Charles Templeton was a major figure in the church in Canada and the United States. During the 1950s, he and Billy Graham were the two most successful exponents of mass evangelism in North America. Templeton spoke nightly to stadium crowds of up to thirty thousand people.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHowever, increasing doubts about the validity of the Old Testament and the teachings of the Christian church finally brought about a crisis in his faith and in 1957 he resigned from the ministry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eFarewell to God\u003c\/b\u003e, Templeton speaks out about his reasons for the abandonment of his faith. In straightforward language, Templeton deals with such subjects as the Creation fable, racial prejudice in the Bible, the identity of Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus alienation from his family, the second-class status of women in the church, the mystery of evil, the illusion that prayer works, why there is suffering and death, and the loss of faith in God. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe concludes with a positive personal statement: I Believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the eBook edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67587667034400,"sku":"USED0771084226","price":66.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/511TKJ741XL.jpg?v=1790576982","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/farewell-to-god-my-reasons-for-rejecting-the-christian-faith-0771084226-used","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}