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Losing my religion : how I lost my faith reporting on religion in America--and found unexpected peace / William Lobdell.

By: Lobdell, William.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Collins, c2009Edition: 1st ed.Description: viii, 291 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780061626814 (trade); 0061626813 (trade).Subject(s): Lobdell, William | Christian biography -- United States | Ex-church members -- United States -- Biography | Journalists -- United States -- Biography | Lobdell, William | Christian biography | Ex-church members -- Biography | Journalists -- United States -- BiographyDDC classification: 277.3/082/092 | B
Contents:
'You need God' -- Born again -- A God thing -- Answered prayers -- Shot out of a cannon -- My Ten Commandments -- Father Hollywood -- A spiritual body blow -- The golden rule -- Millstones around their necks -- A gentle whisper silenced -- 'Rebuild my church' -- Heal thyself -- The dark night of the soul -- At the edge of the earth -- Letting go of God -- One story too many -- 'Welcome to the edge'.
Summary: The author shares the story of how he was drawn to the Christian faith in response to what he saw as the failures in his life, and discusses how he lost his belief after working as a religion reporter for the "Los Angeles Times" and observing the behaviors of those who were supposed to be followers of Christ.
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The author shares the story of how he was drawn to the Christian faith in response to what he saw as the failures in his life, and discusses how he lost his belief after working as a religion reporter for the "Los Angeles Times" and observing the behaviors of those who were supposed to be followers of Christ.

Includes index.

'You need God' -- Born again -- A God thing -- Answered prayers -- Shot out of a cannon -- My Ten Commandments -- Father Hollywood -- A spiritual body blow -- The golden rule -- Millstones around their necks -- A gentle whisper silenced -- 'Rebuild my church' -- Heal thyself -- The dark night of the soul -- At the edge of the earth -- Letting go of God -- One story too many -- 'Welcome to the edge'.

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