No. of Recommendations: 4
Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds written and read by John Fugelsang is a look at the differences between what Jesus taught and what many Christians, especially Christian-Nationalist believe. It is eye-opening. Fugelsang uses scriptures, historical documents, and modern theological scholarship to stake his claim on the faith he grew up in. As a comic, you might expect him to use humor and you would not be wrong. It is very funny in both his use of pointed and self-deprecating varieties of humor. I grew up in a Christian home and became an athiest. I learned a lot in this book, both good and bad, about Christianity that I was never taught in Sunday School, Church or in any history class. I will be rereading this book. It didn't cause me to question my lack of faith in an almighty being/spirt but it did give me an appreciation for the character or person a religion is mostly loosely based on.
No. of Recommendations: 5
Thanks. On my list.
I just listened to Dan McClellan’s book - “The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues”.
He is a genuine scholar. I liked it. He has a YouTube channel and podcast (Data over Dogma) where he takes on Christian claims about the Bible.
