There is no other book like it in the entire world. You can order the book from amazon, ignatius press, or barnes and noble, or wherever you like to buy books. Like other early christian apologists, he realized that it was not enough to make vague appeals to transcendent reality, to the god of philosophers, to a deity that takes no particular. Jun 22, 2014 something other than god is a spirited conversion story by a highstrung woman with a delightfully sharp tongue. Take, for instance, the time that king ahasuerus could not sleep and his servant just happened to read the records of the time that mordecai saved the kings life esther 6. No other gods by robert louis wilken articles first things. Mar 17, 2015 something other than god, by jennifer fulwiler i first heard of the book something other than god on the taylor marshall show. Lewis said, it is a serious thing, to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you.
The book is great at pointing out how god is working in our life. As i said, i liked the book and found it very interesting. Read the english standard version esv bible translation on bible gateway read the book of psalms esv on bible gateway the psalms are the only extended portion of scripture written directly to god as a collection of heartfelt prayers. The bible could only have survived these attacks due to divine preservation. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. Other books like the ones mentioned here may or may not be inspired by god. Something other than god meet your next favorite book. This book that i have in my hands, i read each day. Lewis said, it is a serious thing, to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw. Jesus, the godman, is the main character in all four books. There is no man more ignorant than the man who does not know the truths found in this book. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. In twentyseven concise chapters, god is invites, equips, edifies, comforts, and challenges gods people to know god better and love him more.
Nothing too extraordinary happened, rather it was a steady trickle of god working his ways into all her life. Something other than god is a spirited conversion story by a highstrung woman with a delightfully sharp tongue. Its a nice balance to the alltoofamiliar pantheon of apologists from the last. If one reads the ot one is left with confusion, revulsion, and eternal distrust of jehovah. In augustines confessions, the first western autobiography ever written, we discover the probing journey of a brilliant man, traveling through a maze of philosophies before emerging into the light of christianity.
Then it hit me the feelings i had from this book were very similar to the ones i experienced more than ten years ago when i read scott and kimberly. The natural person does not accept the things of the spirit of god, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned 1 corinthians 2. The book is an invaluable resource for those sorting through the theological turn and for those who hear the call of the other. With or without god, subtitled why the way we live is more important than what we believe, is a liberal book written by a conservative pastor, trying to find a function for religion, churches and pastors in a modern age in which science has made most of the elements of traditional religion, including much of the bible, ridiculous. Fulwiler takes her readers on more than just an emotional journey as she shares her conversion from atheism to catholicism, or, as she subtitles her book, how i passionately sought happiness and accidentally found it. As i was reading jennifer fulwilers new book, something other than god, i kept having the strangest feeling of deja vuthe feelings of satisfaction and gratification as i finished each chapter were so familiar to me. There is no other god other than he who is your own wonderful human imagination. The romans burned it, the government banned it from the masses during the middle ages, atheists ridicule it. Jan 01, 2005 seldom have god matters been treated with such verve, sense, rigour and humour as in this collection of writings by herbert mccabe. Apr 29, 2014 something other than god by jennifer fulwiler proved to be a very compelling book because it was easily relatable.
Something other than god, by jennifer fulwiler i first heard of the book something other than god on the taylor marshall show. Something other than god joins science, faith, and reason in an engrossing read. Books written by men come closest to the truth only when they accurately reflect the message of god s infallible book. As you read through them, ask god to help you observe these words, apply them, and faithfully follow them throughout your lifetime. Jennifer fulwiler is a writer, a speaker, and the host of the jennifer fulwiler show on the siriusxm radio network. My memoir, something other than god, is now available. His great book is a defense of the worship of the one true god, the god who was acknowledged in ancient israel, revealed in christ, and venerated in the church. But many of the things that happen in the book could not be just luck. Keeping the commands of jesus begins with recognizing what they are. The 2 books of the bible that dont mention god overviewbible. Mortified by this turn of events, she hid her quest from everyone except her husband, concealing religious books in opaque bags as if they were.
The bible is gods very word and therefore carries the authority of god himself. Jesus said, if ye love me, keep my commandments john 14. Mortified by this turn of events, she hid her quest from everyone except her husband, concealing religious books in opaque bags as if they were porn and locking. Something other than god by jennifer fulwiler ignatius press. The destination brought him to tears for though he sensed christianity to be true, it was the last place he expected to turn. I loved hearing her thought process of converting to catholicism. The theological movement known as open theism is shaking the church tod. God only wrote one book the sad truth is that most churches these days are just a lousy 501c3 statelicensed business. What makes the christian god different from other so. I highly recommend you read the god delusion, then dig into this excellent response the authors respond to more than dawkins, so youll learn what other atheist authors have to say as well. Turn to any other and you have turned to a false god. Something other than god is a poignant, profound and often funny tale of one woman who set out to find the meaning of life and discovered that true happiness sometimes requires losing it all. This book is a sober straightforward account of many versions of the other god, that is to say, the ignored, defeated, or avoided divinity in dualist systems. Apr 03, 2007 life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration.
A fascinating, fastmoving, and authoritative account of the discovery and development of the program and fellowship that we know today as alcoholics anonymous. How the book of psalms is like no other biblical book. I predict that in the last few years of this worlds history a debate that is going to come more and more to the forefront is the debate regarding evolution and creation. Anyone can claim they have the truth and their belief is the right one. Books written by men come closest to the truth only when they accurately reflect the message of gods infallible book. Rosaria butterfield, former professor of english, syracuse university. The book of esther may not directly mention god, yet it clearly reveals god at work. Read god is slowly, meditatively, with prayer, with othersand see if your thoughts of god are not greatly enlarged, reinvigorated, and warmed. It was a finalist in the goodreads reader choice awards thanks, goodreads readers. May 24, 2017 read the english standard version esv bible translation on bible gateway read the book of psalms esv on bible gateway the psalms are the only extended portion of scripture written directly to god as a collection of heartfelt prayers. His name is not written in the book, but his fingerprints, as we say, are all over it. Only the nt canons are regarded as divinely inspired by god. You will have to read something other than god if you want to understand what jennifer fulwiler is describing, as she writes about her grandmothers ambulance ride with her dying child in her lap.
How i passionately sought happiness and accidentally found it from the worlds largest community of readers. Paperbacknew edition,new softcover edition with new afterword. The main concern, however, is not so much the other deities as much as dualistic belief systems and their fate in. Christianity is based on truth, history, and reality. She doesnt just preach of how she went from being a sinner to a great catholic and how all the rest of us need to get on board. How i passionately sought happiness and accidentally found it. Anyone who claims to have the truth needs to back it up with good reasons and arguments.
And jennifer is having an online release party for the book and giving away lots of prizes. Something other than god by jennifer fulwiler proved to be a very compelling book because it was easily relatable. A humorous, uplifting story about one womans journey from lifelong unbelief to both faith and an intimate relationship with jesus and his church. Sophia this book is recommended not only to those with interests in new phenomenology but also to anyone interested in the ongoing debate and discussion on what relationship, if any, religion should have in. A devotional guide to the attributes of god crossway. Something other than god could have been called indiana fulwiler and the quest for truth. I came across a copy of the book last week through a friend, and grabbed the opportunity to read it. Review as i read the novel jennifer fulwiler told herself she was happy. Recommended books on the existence of god natasha crain. Something other than god audiobook jennifer fulwiler audible.
If god wants to do everything by himself then why were we even created in the first place. It is a book i will suggest, give away, and return to myself for years to come. Hezekiah prayed before the lord and said, o lord, the god of israel, who are enthroned above the cherubim, you are the god, you alone, of all the. The bible has been attacked and criticized more than any other book in history. This is a verbatim transcript of the live broadcast. Something from nothing pastor dougs weekly message. The bible is a story of gods relationship with mankind, and most books put god front and center. Jan 02, 2020 the book of esther may not directly mention god, yet it clearly reveals god at work. Feb 28, 2011 when we read the book of esther, we never read gods name. While you could read this without having actually read a book by an atheist, it will be much more impactful for you if you read an atheists book first. It is not a book like any other books which men have written. And that word of god, scripture tells us, is a powerful thingliving and active and sharper than even a two.
God and the other forcefully registers the emergence of simmons as one of a number of new voices in philosophy of religion on the present horizon. Jennifer fulwilers something other than god is probably the only book that will ever be blurbed by both tucker max i hope they serve beer in hell and cardinal timothy dolan archbishop of. The book demonstrates the depth and clarity of his theology and philosophy of god, his appetite for controversy, both political and theological, as well as a traditional catholic concern for prayer, liturgy, mary and st dominic. A presuppositional approach this is a presuppositional approach, which means to presuppose that god exists and that his word, the bible, is the truth. Cardinal timothy dolan, archbishop of new york countless people find themselves astonished and swept off their feet by gods ravishing grace, but rarely has anyone described the experience as honestly and compellingly as jennifer fulwiler. I added it to my to read mental list of books that id like to get around to. One of the items of note was the discussion, or competing theories, of gods wrath versus gods love. She lives with her husband, six children, and a oneeyed cat in austin, texas.
This is a personal conversion story that reads like an adventure novel one cannot put down. Jennifer fulwilers something other than god is probably the only book that will ever be blurbed by both tucker max i hope they serve beer in hell and cardinal timothy dolan archbishop of new york. The coincidences, the amazing reversals, and the poetic justice that led to the deliverance of the jews in persia all proclaim the presence of god. Unnumbered artists have drawn pictures of what they conceive jesus to be, but he has no face. Seldom have god matters been treated with such verve, sense, rigour and humour as in this collection of writings by herbert mccabe. And weve got four kids aged five and under, so sleep is at a high prem. When i stand to preach, i preach this book this is the bible. She made good money as a programmer at a tech startup, had just married a guy with a stack of ivy league degrees, and lived in a twentyfirstfloor condo where she could sip sauvignon blanc while watching the sun set behind the hills of austin. This is mark jones at his best, combining his theological breadth and depth with his pastors heart. This heartfelt book is a lovely account of a spiritual journey and a charming memoir. When we read the book of esther, we never read gods name.
As such, the layout of the psalms provides the reader with a wonderful platform for meditation. Not god contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of a. Something other than god tells the conversion story of jennifer fulwiler. She has been a guest on a variety of national television shows and was the subject of the reality show minor revisions.