| Would You Believe? | 
 enlarge | Author: Tom Harpur
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1520772
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 4.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0771039492
Dewey Decimal Number: 291
EAN: 9780771039492
ASIN: 0771039492
Publication Date: September 1, 2000
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Condition: New Softcover with pages that are clean, crisp and unmarked. Slightly bent from storage. The rough questions about the existence of God....
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 Written Well. April 6, 2007
Harpur writes well, and I have always enjoyed his books. Would I believe? ( with the arguments he presents here )
Not a chance.
 "Harpurism" September 28, 2003
1 out of 15 found this review helpful
Tom Harpur turns his back on orthodox Christianity and substitutes a faith which is no more objective,verifiable or rational than the one he has left behind. It's just intellectually dishonest.
 Response to "Smoke and Mirrors" Reviewer December 6, 2002
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
Ths reviewer entirely misees the point of Harpur's book which is adressed not to those who hold the fundamentalist beliefs apparently held by the reviewer, but by those who have difficulty in doing so. The subtitle(s) should make it clear that fundamentalists and other American style evangelicals need not trouble themselves by reading a book clearly inteneted for an audience willing to think for themselves.
A good place to start your search for the truth... July 28, 2002
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
As with all of Harpur's books, Would You Believe? is not really meant for people with fundamentalist viewpoints. In fact, it's subtitled (on the cover) 'A book for doubters, sceptics and wistful unbelievers'. Harpur, a faith and values columnist with the Toronto Star, is an Anglican minister, Rhodes scholar and former teacher of Greek and the New Testament. So he knows at least a little something about the faiths of this planet. I've read most of his books, and find him a trustworthy viewpoint and a valuable source of information. In fact, one of his other books (the wonderful For Christ's Sake) played a large part in bringing me back into Christianity. In this book, he tackles subjects like cosmic consciousness, blocks to belief, the role of dreams, reaching children with spiritual values and the benefits of a living faith. All of this is done from an INCLUSIVE point of view, and Harpur always makes it clear he has a loving, positive relationship with the Creator. For anyone searching for a spiritual path, Would You Believe is a fine place to start.
Search for truth should start here! July 6, 2002
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
As with all of Harpur's books, Would You Believe? is not really meant for people with fundamentalist viewpoints. In fact, it's subtitled (on the cover) 'A book for doubters, sceptics and wistful unbelievers'. Harpur, a faith and values columnist with the Toronto Star, is an Anglican minister, Rhodes scholar and former teacher of Greek and the New Testament. So he knows at least a little something about the faiths of this planet. I've read most of his books, and find him a trustworthy viewpoint and a valuable source of information. In fact, one of his other books (the wonderful For Christ's Sake) played a large part in bringing me back into Christianity. In this book, he tackles subjects like cosmic consciousness, blocks to belief, the role of dreams, reaching children with spiritual values and the benefits of a living faith. All of this is done from an INCLUSIVE point of view, and Harpur always makes it clear he has a loving, positive relationship with the Creator. For anyone searching for a spiritual path, Would You Believe is a fine place to start.
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