Tuesday, January 12, 2010

FINDING AN UNSEEN GOD: REFLECTIONS OF A FORMER ATHEIST

Spirituality/Apologetics/Inspirational/Religion
FINDING AN UNSEEN GOD: REFLECTIONS OF A FORMER ATHEIST
by Alicia Britt Chole
Bethany House, ISBN - 0764206028, PB, 176 pages, $13.00


In Finding an Unseen God: Reflections of Former Atheist, Alicia Britt Chole shares her journey as an Atheist not looking for a Divine being, who's worldview is abruptly shattered one day. "I sincerely believed that there was no God," she says. "As a young Atheist, I simply considered myself a realist who preferred unanswered questions over fairy tales."

Chole's story is creatively told in two threads. Thread one gives a chronological account of her journey and conversion experience, while thread two alternately presents intellectually stimulating commentary on Atheism and Christianity and an informative perspective on faith, spirituality and religion. With warmth, intellect and honesty, Chole invites us to carefully examine what we believe and do not believe, while she testifies of a God who tirelessly pursues even those who deny him.

I found this book to be captivating and fresh, and would recommend it to anyone of any belief or background. It is a short, 160 page read, devoid of dull, drawn out points or immaterial fluff. Its clear and concise two-page chapters are composed of words of purpose.