Outgrowing God Quotes

“After graduating high school and leaving my faith-reinforcing circle of Christian classmates, my religious fervor cooled somewhat, but I was still firm in my convictions. During my first semester in college, I took a religion course as an elective. Even though my major was Physics, I would not pass up an opportunity to learn as much as I could about God.”
― Alan Jeskin, Outgrowing God: Moving Beyond Religion

“also review the general history of religion and how we saw a rapid acceleration of intellectual and social human progress only after religion’s influence on culture began to wane. I conclude with a pitch for us to continue to rely less on religion and more on reason and compassion to explain nature and govern our behavior.”
― Alan Jeskin, Outgrowing God: Moving Beyond Religion

“I chronicle my evolution from born again Christian to unabashed atheist and try to dispel some popular misconceptions about what atheism is.   In Chapter 2, I take a “Critical”
― Alan Jeskin, Outgrowing God: Moving Beyond Religion

“I plan to make the case that we need to move beyond religion if we want to continue the kind of remarkable intellectual and social progress we’ve enjoyed since the “Enlightenment.”
― Alan Jeskin, Outgrowing God: Moving Beyond Religion