This riveting new collection offers testimonies of former fundamentalists who became disillusioned with their church and left. Presenting more than two dozen personal journeys, this book gives a clear picture of what attracts a person to the fundamentalist faith and what can drive believers away from their religion.
Leaving the Fold includes the religious odysseys of those who left fundamentalism behind in favour of atheism or agnosticism, as well as the spiritual journeys of those who remained Christians but backed away from the pull of fundamentalism. These testimonies convey not only deep feelings and penetrating facts, but the unrelenting dogma that demonstrate the extraordinary power of fundamentalist faith and the individual struggles to maintain their faith.
Leaving the Fold discusses the fears and dilemmas faced by each person upon leaving fundamentalism, their gradual dawning of courage to continue asking questions, and their success in giving their intellectual curiosity the freedom it craves. Christians, Atheists and those who may be questioning their own religious convictions will find Leaving the Fold an engrossing, stimulating read.
Edward T. Babinski was the editor of Theistic Evolutionists Forum and is currently on the staff at the J.B. Duke Library at Furman University.
462 pages (Photographs Throughout) Publication date 30th May, 1996