Expertise I am especially interested in helping people who may be in the throes of doubting their present belief stance - whether they are currently religious or atheist. I believe I can also lend perspective to those seeking to understand their own movement away from faith or that of someone close to them.
Experience Despite a Catholic upbringing, I consciously discarded that religion over thirty years ago. However, in the last eighteen years I have been extensively researching the topic of belief versus non-belief and have discovered correlations among the experts that, seen together, lend a very intriguing perspective to this topic. I am currently writing a book for the general public about the religious/spiritual development stages.
Organizations Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Washington Area Secular Humanists (and many others unrelated to this topic.)
Education/Credentials Despite holding four college degrees, the only one relevant to this topic is my undergraduate degree from the Catholic University of America where required theology and philosophy courses formed the equivalent of a college minor.
Q: For what I consider to be "moral" reasons (meaning I believe the major tenants of Christianity to be ... A: Two further thoughts come to mind. 1) we have in our town an amazing church run by a guy who, as ...
Q: For what I consider to be "moral" reasons (meaning I believe the major tenants of Christianity to be ... A: This is indeed a difficult dilemma you face, and of course it is made all the more difficult by the ...
Q: "1.how do we know the bible really came from God?2.didnt the authors just say whatever they wanted ... A: Well, Amber - if your teacher assigned those questions, I certainly commend them for encouraging you ...
Q: What are your thoughts on reincarnation? What about, reincarnation as related to the Bible? A: Joanna. To be honest, I am anything but an expert on scripture, so anything I tell you about how ...
Q: Where do Atheists drive their sense of morality? if it is not developed by the church, and without ... A: Some atheists, to be sure, are without morals. But many/most who have actually thought through ...
Q: "Hello i am very confused on religion, i do not believe there was a jesus mary etc..i donot think ... A: Since you say you were not educated in this department when you "should have" I think you mean you ...
Q: I know what atheism is but I'm not sure what atheists believe in terms of who or what created the ... A: Actually, your first paragraph made me think of something that never occurred to me before: if not ...
Q: I know what atheism is but I'm not sure what atheists believe in terms of who or what created the ... A: Hey - thanks for the interesting question! Since, unlike religion, atheism is not a group of ...
