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Mike Duran

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http://www.goodreads.com/MikeDuran

born

April 26, 1958 in The United States

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male

website

http://mikeduran.com/

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cerebralgrump

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Horror, Religion & Spirituality

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January 2011

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MIKE DURAN is a novelist, blogger, and freelance writer whose short stories, essays, and commentary have appeared in Relief Journal, Relevant Online, Breakpoint, Rue Morgue magazine, and other print and digital outlets. He is the author of the supernatural thriller THE RESURRECTION (Realms, 2011), which was a finalist in the 2011 INSPY awards, an e-book fantasy novella entitled WINTERLAND, and THE TELLING (Realms May 2012). Mike contributes monthly commentary at Novel Rocket, one of Writer’s Digest 101 Most Helpful Websites for Writers. Mike is an ordained minister and lives with his wife and four grown children in Southern California. Mike's novels explore the boundaries of belief, the fragile tether between science and superstition, the d...more

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Mike Duran's Blog

Atheists and Christians Struggle to Define Their Art

Apparently, atheists and Christians have the same problem when it comes to art.

I surmise that from the following article at Debunking Christianity wherein the author, Jonathan MS Pearce, asks, Why aren’t there more atheistic films? What’s an “atheistic film” you ask? The possible list is actually quite varied. For instance, Pearce cites what he considers “the first openly atheistic film”:

The s...

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Average rating: 3.77 · 60 ratings · 32 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Resurrection: A novel 3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Winterland 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Telling 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	My rating:

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The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1)

by Rick Yancey

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The Terror

by Dan Simmons

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Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

by Eric Metaxas

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Mike Duran made a comment in the group THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO YOUR FELLOW JAMES MASON MEMBERS! topic "My publisher is giving away four copies of my latest supernatural thriller "The Telling" here on Goodreads. Contest ends tomorrow! http://www.goodread ...more "
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Mike Duran made a comment in the group Christian Readers — Book Giveaway! topic "My publisher is giving away four copies of my latest supernatural thriller "The Telling" here on Goodreads. Contest ends tomorrow! http://www.goodread ...more "
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Mike Duran is currently reading: The Monstrumologist (The Monstrumologist, #1) by Rick Yancey	My rating:
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Mike Duran gave to: Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel read in April, 2012	My rating:
Ghostopolis is a mirthful romp through the afterlife with a dying boy, washed-up ghost hunter, and his spectral girlfriend.The city of Ghostopolis is inhabited by all manner of denizens: Specters, Wisps, Skeletons, Mummies and more. And then there's...more
Apr 21, 2012 06:17am · see review
Mike Duran gave to: Godforsaken: Bad Things Happen. Is there a God who cares? Yes. Here's proof. by Dinesh D'Souza read in April, 2012	My rating:
Initially, D'Souza's approach was compelling. His sections on the Anthropic Principle and how it helps answer the question of human suffering, were quite interesting. I could recommend the book simply for those chapters. However, as a whole, I felt t...more
Apr 18, 2012 05:28am · see review
Mike Duran gave to: Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation by Mitch Horowitz read in April, 2012	My rating:
Fascinating, thus far.
Apr 18, 2012 04:58am · see review
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