Writing God's Obituary Quotes

“Once I could no longer find a way to theologically maintain God and hold onto the significance of my historical moment, letting go of God was natural.”
― Anthony B. Pinn, Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist

“Theism produces sloppy ways of thinking because it doesn’t necessarily respect reason but instead favors fiction.”
― Anthony B. Pinn, Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist

“Losing that demanding God didn’t mean I lost my moral compass and my ethics. It simply meant my ethics and morality came from human sources as opposed to coming from a phantom figure and its magical book.”
― Anthony B. Pinn, Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist

“Perhaps ministers at our best were more like community organizers—providing space and questions that helped people discover themselves and their capacity to effect change?”
― Anthony B. Pinn, Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist

“What my religion understood as faith required a happy face in front of tragedy, a commitment to joy despite the circumstances. Faith is the answer before the question is asked.”
― Anthony B. Pinn, Writing God's Obituary: How a Good Methodist Became a Better Atheist