";s:4:"text";s:3946:" Religion, he says, is, ‘Violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive towards children.’ (pp. Today it is the agnostics who are given a hard time. Dawkin's 'God Delusion'), Humphrys isn't angry or unfair to others. Humphrys rose to the occasion, and his presence turned the debate into an enormously enjoyable exploration of the issues. It's a decent book.
Because it helps them, or because it's been seeded from a young age, or because of a deliberately coping mechanism, whatever. It's an okay book. (p. 243)A few pages later he notes that, 'Kindness and other virtues make us what we are' (p. 254), and that 'we recognise wickedness when we see it’ (p. 261). He writes, ‘Offhand I can’t think of a single country – whatever its religion or lack of it – whose laws condone murder, theft or rape’ (p. 245). But John Humphrys is proud to count himself among the agnostic ranks. In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheistby John HumphrysHodder & Stoughton, £18.99, ISBN 978-0-340-95126-2 John Humphrys, fierce political interviewer and question master of Mastermind, interviewed representatives of the three main monotheistic religions, the Chief Rabbi, the Archbishop of Canterbury and a Muslim academic, in the radio series Humphrys in Search of God.The huge […] Whilst the influence may have come through a teacher, Humphrys thinks his son may have been talking to his friends. examines the significance of the ‘God-question' and the impact of…Sign up to our monthly email to get the latest resources to help you grow as a thinking Christian delivered straight to your inbox.If you appreciate the resources brought to you by bethinking.org, please consider a gift to help keep this website running. From 1981 to 1987 he was the main presenter for the Nine O'Clock News, the flagship BBC news television programme, and since 1987 he has been a presenter on the award-winning BBC Radio 4 programme, Today. Bestselling author, radio presenter and national treasure John Humphrys tackles the big question of God through his own personal journey and argues that doubt is the only credible belief. We’ve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day.
In order to stop doubting, trust must be built.
It’s natural for us to question when we’re suddenly overwhelmed by a distressing turn of events. He now finds himself in the rather tortured position of doubt, sharing the faith-convictions of neither atheists nor believers. The section on the arguments against belief (on the side of atheism) is not special - too much rehashing of familiar material - but he really comes into his own when presenting the opposite side of the coin, the aspects of humanity that make us (him) think that there just mighHumphrys recounts his journey producing a show for the BBC on his search for faith. And it is easy being a fundamentalist. Published ), but I have to admit to now having a great deal of respect for him. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This is a personal story of a struggle with life’s biggest questions, from a man with a very wide exposure to national and international affairs, who is, in turn, someone we all feel we know. God understands our struggle and wants us to come to Him with our pain and confusion. He finishes promoting an old-fashioned humanist position, which stressed the importance of man, before this was usurped by more recent acerbic antitheismAn honest account of a man's spiritual journey (to use that slightly cheesey phrase). To buttress my scepticism’ (p. 9). A few things rankled:Humphrys recounts his journey producing a show for the BBC on his search for faith. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. This book perfectly distills my position as an agnostic.