false 4597270 1 <p> William Lobdell's journey of faith—and doubt—may be the most compelling spiritual memoir of our time. Lobdell became a born-again Christian in his late 20s when personal problems—including a failed marriage—drove him to his knees in prayer. As a newly minted evangelical, Lobdell—a veteran journalist—noticed that religion wasn't covered well in the mainstream media, and he prayed for the Lord to put him on the religion beat at a major newspaper. In 1998, his prayers were answered when the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> asked him to write about faith. </p> <p> Yet what happened over the next eight years was a roller-coaster of inspiration, confusion, doubt, and soul-searching as his reporting and experiences slowly chipped away at his faith. While reporting on hundreds of stories, he witnessed a disturbing gap between the tenets of various religions and the behaviors of the faithful and their leaders. He investigated religious institutions that acted less ethically than corrupt Wall St. firms. He found few differences between the morals of Christians and atheists. As this evidence piled up, he started to fear that God didn't exist. He explored every doubt, every question—until, finally, his faith collapsed. After the paper agreed to reassign him, he wrote a personal essay in the summer of 2007 that became an international sensation for its honest exploration of doubt. </p> <p> <i>Losing My Religion</i> is a book about life's deepest questions that speaks to everyone: Lobdell understands the longings and satisfactions of the faithful, as well as the unrelenting power of doubt. How he faced that power, and wrestled with it, is must reading for people of faith and nonbelievers alike. </p> 4646935 1 3 2009 Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America-and Found Unexpected Peace total:148|5:33|4:59|3:45|2:8|1:3| 148 555 392 73 4 9 false false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 21:37:20 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 18:16:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 07:24:53 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 16:10:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 12:46:35 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:55:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:32:50 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 12:42:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 10:48:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 11:03:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:20:21 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:35:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon May 04 19:00:17 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 19:22:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 07 11:11:02 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 11:35:53 -0700 2009
It really is a book in 3 distinct Acts:
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As You read, you watch William become a man of devout f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:08:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 13:17:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 21:05:02 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 21:49:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 15:45:27 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 09:03:06 -0700 2009
William Lobdell narrates his struggles with life, and how he found religion, and then left it when he realized that he did not believe. This is a well-written almost do...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 20:50:50 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 21:08:41 -0700 2009 more...]]>