Publisher's Synopsis
If you are one of the 29% of adults in the United States who are unaffiliated with an organized religion, come and discover what you may be looking for. This book unveils a philosophy and belief system that people wish they had known about much sooner.
An Alternative to Believing in Nothing offers a bold yet reasoned path for readers unaffiliated with organized religion yet unwilling to accept a purely materialist worldview. Reviving the Enlightenment ideals of Deism, the book explores how reason, nature, and a non-dogmatic belief in a Creator can provide meaning, morality, and wonder.
An Alternative to Believing in Nothing is an uplifting resource for those caught between faith and non-belief. Whether you've never been religiously affiliated or you have drifted away from a religion, this book introduces a third path-one guided by reason, grounded in nature, and open to discovery. A compelling path for those who reject traditional faith yet still seek purpose, morality, and wonder. Drawing on the forgotten wisdom of Deism, this book reintroduces a belief in a Creator grounded in reason and nature only.
Blending history, philosophy, and contemporary relevance, the book speaks to the agnostics, the spiritual but not religious, the skeptics, and the independent thinkers - especially young adults - who feel caught between religion and non-belief.
From this book, you will:
- Take a brief look at current religious trends in the United States
- Understand a philosophy and belief system more than 300 years old known as Deism.
- Review the interesting history of Deism and discover how it was deeply rooted in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.
- Learn what Deism is and is not (hint: not a religion)
- Consider fascinating cosmological and biological discoveries that support the concept of Intelligent Design.
- Understand a way forward for the religiously unaffiliated seeking to find their spiritual identity through a simple, sensible, and rational belief system.
Thought-provoking, and rooted in reason, this book reintroduces a worldview that aligns spiritual curiosity with intellectual self-honesty. An Alternative to Believing in Nothing offers hope, optimism, direction, and a sense of belonging.
