{"product_id":"my-year-with-god-hardback-9781509552719","title":"My Year with God (Hardback) 9781509552719","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMy Year with God\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSvend Brinkmann (Author), Tam McTurk (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509552719, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 September 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.5 x 2 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“If you don’t quite believe your unbelief, if “God”, despite everything, is still an intriguing word, and if you think religion might have a more humane resonance than some of its loudest adherents do, then this is an important book for you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Revd Dr Mark Oakley, Dean, St John’s College, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“With candour, openness and eloquence, Svend Brinkmann shares with us the year he spent reflecting on religion and religious experience. As an agnostic wrestling with questions of faith and doubt, he offers up a personal journey that will resonate with everyone who asks what a good and meaningful life might consist in.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd May, Clemson University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“For a whole year Svend Brinkmann, a secular humanist, goes in search of God. The search is serious, the questions genuine, and the openness propels us into some surprising discoveries about what it means to be religious.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham Ward, University of Oxford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eMy Year with God\u003c\/i\u003e is interesting, insightful, and enjoyable. In our age of tribal division, I appreciate that professor Brinkmann approaches the big questions of life with charity. Both seekers and believers will be challenged by this book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean McDowell, Biola University and author or co-author of twenty books including \u003ci\u003eEvidence that Demands a Verdict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A capacious survey of a complex subject by a sharp, inquiring mind.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIrish Examiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A stimulating discussion by an agnostic on life’s most crucial question: whether God exists or not … Brinkmann ought to be congratulated for this endeavour and for undertaking the writing of this book with proper intellectual rigour and honesty. He does so in a refreshing way—not least because he engages with religion on its own terms.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe European Conservative\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow are Christians capable of believing? Is it faith or delusion? Or is there something wrong with me? I do not believe in spirits, gods, miracles, resurrection or eternal life. But I will seek to cast off my prejudices and give God a chance. At least for a year.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDanish writer Svend Brinkmann spent a year with God, exploring faith and religion through the eyes of a sceptic.  Each month, from January to December, he grappled with questions that had nagged at him since he was a child: Why does God let the innocent suffer? Does science disprove the existence of God? Does faith make you a better person? Can you doubt and still believe? It became a year of deep reflection and surprising revelations that challenged the bounds of his scientific worldview and led him to a new appreciation of faith and its place within a secular, mostly fulfilled life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e January: Why a book about God?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e February: What is religion?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e March: Is there a link between ethics and faith?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e April: Does faith work?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e May: Can science replace religion?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e June: Does the soul exist?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e July: What can we learn from the Bible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e August: Could there be multiple gods?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e September: How does faith affect grief?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e October: Can humans become God?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e November: What about doubt?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e December: What have I learnt?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441811943704,"sku":"9781509552719","price":30.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509552719.jpg?v=1785026636","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/my-year-with-god-hardback-9781509552719","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}