Who am i to blurt out one liners like religion poisons everything. But those new atheist phrases make christians like francis write a book like unapologetic. Unapologetic why despite everything christianity can still. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense, and its written by francis spufford, a professor in london. I can always tell when youre reading somewhere in the house, my mother used to say. In unapologetic, i wanted to find a way to show nonbelievers what faith felt like, and why, even if you didnt share it. He tells us that he did no research for the book and wrote at. Are there ancient references to jesus outside of the bible. Francis spufford introduces his novel, red plenty unless otherwise stated, this interview was conducted at the time the book was first published, and is reproduced with permission of the publisher. Unapologetic, francis spufford 9780062300461 boeken. Francis spuffords unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense o. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense kindle edition by spufford, francis. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense audiobook by francis spufford. Writers guild award for best nonfiction book of the year, and the somerset maugham award in 1997.
In his new book, francis spufford has made a significant contribution to the genre. It is francis spufford s confession that, after leaving his childhood faith to become an atheist for 20 years, he finds that life doesnt make sense without christianity. Francis spufford s new book, unapologetic, is much more personal and polemical than anything he has written before. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
Unapologetic why despite everything christianity can still make surprising emotional sense of maximus devoss read about unapologetic why despite everything christianity can still make surprising emotional sense image collection, similar to in 2020 and on bn movil. Refuting critics such as richard dawkins, sam harris, and the new atheist crowd, spufford, a former atheist and fellow of the royal society of literature, argues that christianity is recognizable, drawing on the deep and deeply ordinary vocabulary of human feeling, satisfying those who believe in it by. Officially, ive been a writer of nonfiction for the last twenty years. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense spufford, francis on. Francis spufford unapologetic why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense faber 2012 notes ajm july 2015 spufford teaches writing at goldsmiths college, london, and has won various prizes. Unapologetic why, despite everything, christianity can. Written by francis spufford, audiobook narrated by francis spufford.
In his new book, francis spufford has made a significant. Unapologetic, has been translated into three languages. Unapologetic is a book for believers who are fed up with being patronized, for nonbelievers curious about how faith can possibly work in the twentyfirst century. He has been longlisted or shortlisted for prizes in.
Unapologetic is solid and filling and ethereal and freewheeling all at once. Francis spufford s unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense of christianity. Unapologetic, 2012, translated into dutch as dit is geen verdediging, 20, into spanish as impenitente and german as heilige unvernunft. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading unapologetic. Francis spufford and richard dawkins at the faclan book festival, isle of lewis, scotland in november 2012. Unapologetic is exactly what those whove followed spufford s career might have suspected it would be. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense main by francis spufford isbn. Francis spufford s books cover a wide variety of subjects, from polar exploration to his childhood reading to a blend of fiction and nonfiction about soviet russia in red plenty, which dwight garner named one of his 10 favorite books of 2012. But when im excited by what im writing about, what i want to do with my excitement is always to tell a story and every one of my nonfiction books has borrowed techniques from the novel, and contained sections where i came close to behaving like a novelist.
Barry bickmores book restoring the ancient church contains many noncanonical references to jesus christ from contemporary writers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Spufford s appetite for honesty is a lot greater than his desire for comfort, sending his outlook careening headlong into depressing territory at times. Despite its title, unapologetic by francis spufford, is, in part, an apologia, a defense, of christianity and the church, arguing not from first principles of science and logic, but from emotion and experience. Francis spufford s most popular book is a grief observed. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. What follows is more about books than it is about me, but nonetheless it is my inward autobiography, for the words we take into ourselves help to shape us. There is a lot in this book to like, lots of good thinking. Unapologetic is a brief, witty, personal, sharptongued defence of christian belief. Among his early books are i may be some time, the child that books built, and backroom boys.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I want to get back to being a writer who happens to be a christian. He apparently believes that christianity is somehow inherently true. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense. Spufford adds to the diversity of his bibliography, this time. Unique because spufford s context is postchristian england, and he is fully aware that he. Refuting critics such as richard dawkins, sam harris, and the new atheist crowd, spufford, a former atheist and fellow of the royal society of literature, ar. Unapologetic by francis spufford overdrive rakuten.
He has also edited two volumes of polar literature. Unapologetic by francis spufford audiobook download. Refuting critics such as richard dawkins, sam harris, and the new atheist crowd, spufford, a former atheist and fellow of the royal society of literature, argues that christianity is recognizable, drawing on the. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense by. A unique book, cutting its way ruthlessly through thickets of both religious and. Francis spufford is one of the cleverest and most thoughtful nonfiction writers in england. Francis spuffords new book, unapologetic, is much more personal and polemical than anything he has written before. Why, despite everything, christianity can still make surprising emotional sense, p. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Francis spufford, a former sunday times young writer of the year 1997, has edited two acclaimed literary anthologies and a collection of essays about the history of technology. Francis spuffords first book, i may be some time, won the writers guild award for best nonfiction book of 1996, the banff mountain book prize and a somerset. Francis spuffords unapologetic is a wonderfully pugnacious defense of. Francis spufford has 16 books on goodreads with 38671 ratings.