More to Explore -- Worldview Theme
#8B: Belief in a Personal God
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The
Validity of Belief in a Personal God, by C.D. Broad |
The
Validity of Belief in a Personal God, chapter from Religion, Philosophy,
and Psychical Research--Selected Essays by Charlie Dunbar (read this
at Google Books) |
"America's
Four Gods" -- Baylor University Religion Survey |
The
Christian Doctrine of God
(from religionfacts.com) |
“Tight
cultures and vengeful gods: How culture shapes religious belief”. (from
PsycNET post)
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Trump
shares bizarre biblical video saying God made him to be America’s
‘caretaker’ by Joe
Sommerlad (posted on The Independent January 6 2024)
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Losing
Our Religion by Russell Moore (review of book about the crisis of US
Christianity The Guardian August 13 2023)
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Belief
in God, The Devil Falls to New Low by Julia Shapero (from The Hill July
20 2023) |
American
Christianity Is Due for a Revival by Tim Keller (from The Atlantic,
Feb 2023) |
God:
An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou (Book review by Matthew Lyons
in The New Humanist Nov 14 2021) |
“Tomorrow’s
Gods: What is the future of religion?” by
Sumit Paul-Choudhury (from BBC August 2 2019)
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"When
Americans Say They Believe in God, What Do They Mean?" (April
25 2018 Pew Research report)
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“Fear
of a vengeful God may explain humanity’s global expansion”
by Niraj Chokshi (from The Washington Post Feb
2016) |
"Most
Christians Believe in a Personal God, Others Tend to See God as Impersonal
Force" (Pew Research Nov 2015 report) |
Belief
in God--Pew Forum on Religion (explore how "different religious
traditions conceive of God") |
The
Need for a Personal God (by Ali Z, on FaithFreedom.org). |
The
Phemonology of Prayer, by Bruce Benson and Norman Wirzba (excerpts of
2005 book at Google Books) |
The
Psychology of Prayer, by Karl Stolz (read excerpts of this 2006 book
at Google Books) |
Allah
is Not a Personal God (includes article "In the Name of
God", by Richard Scheinin) |
The
Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell (science fiction book examining
belief in a personal God; title based on Biblical quote "No one
sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it") |
Did
Albert Einstein Believe in a Personal God? |
The
Delusion of a Personal God |
My
God Problem (by Natalie Angier, NY Times Science Reporter) |
Christianity
in Antiquity (the blog of UNC Biblical scholar and author Bart Ehrman) |
Zealot:
The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan (book review
from The Economist July 20 2013) |
"Did
Jesus Exist? A Historian Makes His Case" (April 1 2012 NPR review
of similarly titled book by Bart Ehrman) |
"Does
God Care Whether Tim Tebow Wins on Saturday?" by Owen Strachan
(Jan 12 2012 post on The Atlantic) |
God's
Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer...Why We Suffer, by Bart
Ehrman (review of this 2008 book) |
God’s
Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It by Jim
Wallis (2005 interview with the book's author on Mother Jones website) |
Faith
and Doubt at Ground Zero ( PBS Frontline program, that asks
"Where was God on September 11th?) |
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver (more about this 1998
novel in which main characters wrestle with belief in a personal God) |
Leading
Scientists Still Reject Belief in God |
Angels
(from the Catholic Encyclopedia) |
quotes
related to God |