About this title: This is a book of reflections by fairly famous 'freethinkers' on such things as deciding not to raise your child based on a religion, living in a religious culture, holidays and rites of passage, ethics, values, morality, nurturing the love of knowledge, and science. The contributors include medical professionals, psychologists, educators, and ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education(Amacom)
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780814474266ISBN:0814474268
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. (304 pages) this is a book of reflections by fairly famous freethinkers on such things as deciding not to raise your child based on a religion, living in a religious culture, holidays and rites of passage, ethics, values, morality, nurturing the love of knowledge, and science. the contributors include medical professionals, psychologists, educators, and secular parents. dale mcgowan, ph.d. (minneapolis, mn) holds degrees in the arts and sciences from uc ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: AMACOM
Date Published: 2007-04-25
ISBN-13:9780814474266ISBN:0814474268
Description: Like New. Softcover. Cover in very good condition with normal shelf and use wear. Tight binding. Clean unmarked text. No highlighting or pen/pencil marking. We ship daily. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Amacom Books
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780814474266ISBN:0814474268
Description: New. It's hard enough to live a secular life in a religious world. And bringing up children without religious influence can be even more daunting. Despite the difficulties, a large and growing number of parents are choosing to raise their kids without rel... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Amacom Books
Date Published: 2007-04-25
ISBN-13:9780814474266ISBN:0814474268
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: AMACOM
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780814474266ISBN:0814474268
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: AMACOM
Date Published: 2007-04-25
ISBN-13:9780814474266ISBN:0814474268
Description: Very Good. Signed by editor Dale McGowan and contributor Stu Tanquist on the title page. Clean with no additional marks or inscriptions. Light shelf wear including a crease to the back top corner. read more
"This collection of essays was an enjoyable read, even though some of the essayists were a little too pretentious about their rights to non-belief. I say live and let live, really, so it's not about who is right and who is wrong. Frank and I are atheist and agnostic respectively, so I wanted to read this collection just to gain some perspective on raising our kids without organized religion. As with all aspects of parenting, I am constantly questioning myself. It was nice to see that others have dealt with the same questions (even the pretentious ones!) This book didn't really offer any advice, though, so if you're looking for a handbook--keep looking."
"With ideas for answers to tough questions such as, "What happens when people die?" this book is an awesome resource for parents raising children in a religion-free home. Parenting Beyond Belief is compilation of essays from different; non-religious, perspectives about raising children. Many of the essays contradict the one before, giving parents inspirations for answers to fit any secular or multi-denominational home. I highly recommend it to any parent trying to tackle issues of how to celebrate "Holy" days; or explanations of death, or good verses evil in our world, devoid of the simple remedies most faiths supply."
"Umm, all my reviews have a theme today. I found a lot about this book very encouraging. Of course, with my luck, one of my kids will become a televangelist. But all I can do is explain my world view and let the chips fall where they may."
"This is a good book, on a wide variety of topics relating to religion and children. In fact, it's quite worth reading even if you haven't got/don't want children. It's a mind-sharpening task, trying to distill the essence of your ideas to something a child could understand, and explaining things with the weight of responsibility upon you (small kids, unlike college students, believe everything you say).
Like any eclectic collection, there are less successful moments. In the middle of an otherwise good piece on the need for Humanist community, the author suggested that a Humanist replacement of the Bible be created. Apparently he didn't quite get the fact that the Bible isn't popular because it's well-written, or insightful, or instructive, because it's none of those things. It's popular as the Word of God, whether literally or "psychologically" true. Humanists can read Gilgamesh and the Illiad, but nobody will agree that those are the only old stories our children should know. When you look at the stories as fiction, you have to admit there's been good, probably better, fiction written since. And you can't put in all the real explanations of the world, because scientific knowledge is both vast and ever-changing, unlike Biblical "knowledge". It just wouldn't work to replace a "holy" book with something that goes through new editions every couple years. The very concept of having a single, central book, no matter how diverse, is anathema to most Humanists.
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