7 rows · Charles Templeton. McClelland Stewart, - Religion - pages. 2 Reviews. During the 4/5(2). Charles Templeton, long-time partner in ministry with Billy Graham, was reaching the final stages in his life. An Alzheimer’s patient, he would soon stand face to face with the God he had rejected, and his final book, Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith, tells the story. When he passed away at age 85 no one could have guessed Charles Templeton was at one time the Pastor of a . In Farewell to God, Templeton speaks out about his reasons for the abandonment of his faith. In straightforward language, Templeton deals with such subjects as the Creation fable, racial prejudice in the Bible, the identity of Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus’ alienation from his family, the second-class status of women in the church, the mystery of evil, the illusion that prayer works, why there is suffering and 4/5().
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for FAREWELL TO GOD: MY REASONS FOR REJECTING CHRISTIAN FAITH By Charles Templeton at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! In his autobiography, Farewell to God, Charles Templeton lists his 'reasons for rejecting the Christian faith'. Most of these relate to the origins issue and thus the accuracy of the book of beginnings—Genesis [this Internet version of the Creation magazine article has hyperlinks added beneath each of Templeton's points, which link to. From the height of his book sales (over 1 million copies sold) to the depth of his renunciation, twenty-two years have passed. It's a story reminiscent of another famous evangelist turned enemy of the Cross—Billy Graham's former friend and author of "Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith," Charles.
In , the book Farewell to God was published for all the world to see the author, Charles Templeton, claim: ‘I oppose the Christian Church because, for all the good it sometimes does, it presumes to speak in the name of God and to propound and advocate beliefs that are outdated, demonstrably untrue, and often, in their various manifestations, deleterious to individuals and to society.’ 3. Charles Templeton, long-time partner in ministry with Billy Graham, was reaching the final stages in his life. An Alzheimer’s patient, he would soon stand face to face with the God he had rejected, and his final book, Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith, tells the story. When he passed away at age 85 no one could have guessed Charles Templeton was at one time the Pastor of a large Toronto Church, a key figure in the early days of the Youth For Christ organization. Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith. For more than twenty years, Charles Templeton was a major figure in the church in Canada and the United States. During the s, he and Billy Graham were the two most successful exponents of mass evangelism in North America.
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