Project Gutenberg 2006-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 79 Barker, Joseph 1806 1875 Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Lisa Reigel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again" by Joseph Barker is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the author’s journey of faith, detailing his early enthusiasm for Christianity, his eventual doubts and struggles with skepticism, and his quest for truth through personal experiences. It delves into the causes of disbelief, the nature of faith, and the conflicts within religious doctrine, aiming to reconcile personal belief with reason and evidence. The opening portion introduces the author, who reflects on his life as a minister and expresses concern about the spread of infidelity in Christianity. He recounts his early joys and successes in ministry, only to reveal a profound transformation as he faced challenges to his belief system. Barker examines various sources of skepticism, including personal vice, the contradiction in religious teachings, and the perceived failings of the church. The narrative sets the stage for a deep exploration of the author's internal conflicts regarding faith and doctrine, as he seeks to understand his own beliefs and the broader implications of skepticism on society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Barker, Joseph, 1806-1875 Methodist Church -- Clergy -- Biography Skepticism BX Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1087980 1087824 2024-10-08T09:13:53.215634 2023-09-08T10:35:14.683266 text/html text/html 1099300 2006-06-24T15:46:11 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 394999 2006-06-24T15:46:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 520477 2024-10-08T09:14:08.549056 application/epub+zip 532067 2024-10-08T09:13:58.247637 application/epub+zip 483515 2024-10-08T09:13:56.351658 application/epub+zip 967463 2024-10-08T09:14:16.618042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 897628 2024-10-08T09:14:06.916064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 771051 2022-09-09T05:09:03.099057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1034488 1034386 2024-10-08T09:13:51.736648 2023-09-08T10:35:13.495241 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1034275 2006-06-24T15:38:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 380728 2006-06-24T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1034288 2006-06-24T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 380720 2006-06-24T15:38:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21769 2024-10-08T09:14:16.767005 application/rdf+xml 24155 2024-10-08T09:13:56.944606 image/jpeg 4408 2024-10-08T09:13:56.650604 image/jpeg 494016 2024-10-08T09:13:53.307653 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog