CAUGHT IN THE PULPIT: LEAVING BELIEF BEHIND
Book ID/图书代码： 12580016B88571
English Summary/英文概要： What is it like to be a preacher or rabbi who no longer believes in God? In this expanded and updated edition of their groundbreaking study, Daniel C. Dennett and Linda LaScola comprehensively and sensitively expose an inconvenient truth that religious institutions face in the new transparency of the information age—the phenomenon of clergy who no longer believe what they publicly preach. In confidential interviews, clergy from across the ministerial spectrum—from liberal to literal—reveal how their lives of religious service and study have led them to a truth inimical to their professed beliefs and profession. Although their personal stories are as varied as the denominations they once represented, or continue to represent—whether Catholic, Baptist, Episcopalian, Methodist, Mormon, Pentecostal, or any of numerous others—they give voice not only to their own struggles but also to those who similarly suffer in tender and lonely silence. As this study poignantly and vividly reveals, their common journey has far-reaching implications not only for their families, their congregations, and their communities—but also for the very future of religion.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 身为传道者或拉比，但你不再相信上帝和神的存在，这是一种怎么样的体验？在这本扩写、升级之后的煌煌巨作中，Daniel C. Dennett和Linda LaScola经过大量调查，揭示了在这个信息透明的时代宗教机构所必须面对的真相：他们的神职人员本身都不再相信他们天天宣讲的内容了。通过秘密的采访，大量神职人员或是公开或者隐晦地透露，通过工作和学习获得的信息对于他们的职业信仰和观念其实并无任何益处。尽管每个人的经历各不相同，所信仰的也归属不同宗教，但他们都表达了自己内心的挣扎，而且愿意为那些同样感到孤独的信徒代言。这个研究如此尖锐，然而展现的内容又如此生动，这些神职人员共同的经历不仅影响到了他们自己的家庭、教区和信徒，还有宗教的未来。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：现代美国宗教最重要的发展之一就是增加了已经遗失信仰的信徒——不仅是普通民众，还有神职人员。本书就采访了那些陷入内心挣扎中的信仰领袖，用第一手的资料展现了这个全新的领域。扩写的第二版对于那些想要了解宗教现状以及认为自己仍有信仰的人都是必读。（Bart D. Ehrman，北卡罗莱纳大学宗教研究荣誉教授，著有《Misquoting Jesus》）
新版本中用了更多篇幅去强调了主题：那些布道的人本身却不相信自己所宣讲的内容，因为他们更有见地了，能够认识到自己所讲的那些东西本身是愚蠢不堪的。他们中有些人不幸被困在这种虚伪之中，还有一些虽然有所认识但仍选择继续过下去：但我们能够认识到他们的虚伪更让我们对于宗教本身有所反感。这是一本重要的书，因为它说出了重要的真相。（A.C. Grayling，伦敦人文学院校长，著有《The Good Book: A Humanist Bible》）
“One of the most intriguing developments in modern American religion has been the increasing numbers of those who have lost their faith—not only the person in the pew but also the person in the pulpit. Caught in the Pulpit tells the entangled stories of these conflicted leaders of the faithful, first-hand accounts that are fascinating, eye-opening, and filled with pathos. This expanded second edition is a ‘must read’ for anyone interested in the current state of religion and the claims of faith.” —Bart D. Ehrman, distinguished professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author, Misquoting Jesus
“The new edition of Caught in the Pulpit extends and reinforces the message of the first: that many who preach religion do not themselves believe what they preach, for the good reason that they have more insight into its vacuity than those to whom they preach. Some are tragically trapped in this hypocrisy, some choose to keep living the lie: but knowing this adds to our sense of the lie that is religion itself. This is an important book, because it reveals an important truth.” —A.C. Grayling, Master of the New College of the Humanities London and author, The Good Book: A Humanist Bible
"Reading Caught in the Pulpit is like listening in on intimate conversations, even confessions, of clergy who doubt the very beliefs they are paid to teach and support. Dennett and LaScola address their subjects with both skill and compassion, yielding expert philosophical and sociological analysis. A fascinating read." —Mary Johnson, author, An Unquenchable Thirst
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