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Memoir

Confessions of a Bible Thumper
My Homebrewed Quest for a Reasoned Faith

On sale June 19, 2012 - Confession One excerpt now available!

Whether you are a restless evangelical, in the emergent church movement, or consider yourself spiritual-but-not religious, you'll enjoy this spiritual memoir and vision for progressive Christianity. Michael Camp was on a tenacious quest for a vibrant and reasoned faith in God. Thinking he found it among evangelicals, he eventually faced deepening doubts and uncovered nine startling discoveries that turned conservative Christian theology on its head—and himself into a heretic among his peers.

Without running into the arms of angry atheists, Camp reveals a vision for an open, broad-minded faith in Christ, ironically based on a fair exegetical reading of the Bible and the history of the early church. His conclusions are eye opening, yet rarely stereotypical.

DOWNLOAD EXCERPT:
Confession One: Beer and Jesus

Also visit:
www.confessionsofabiblethumper.com

Fiction


The Vision
A Novel

Forthcoming

When Sarah Johanneson, a religious studies professor at a secular university, has a mystical utopian vision of the future with global implications, it reeks havoc on her personal life. Soon, the media reports people on every continent from every major religion having similar visions. The claims anger religious conservatives and cause a global backlash that turns Sarah and her fiancée's world upside down.


What early readers are saying:


"A unique story that weaves scholarly biblical research with threads of comical adventure."


"An astute examination. Even the most devout will rethink their traditional beliefs."

"Makes a deep impression on readers to discover genuine faith through questioning."




Christians and spiritual seekers who have deeper questions about the Bible, church, salvation, the end times, world religions, heaven, hell, gay rights, and sex, will find intellectually- and spiritually-satsifying answers in this eye-opening personal pilgrimage.

"Camp's book marks an important milestone. It adds another chapter to a growing body of literature about what it is like to awake from the evangelical dream and discover that you've been living a nightmare. I recommend this book!"

- Frank Schaeffer (author of Crazy for God)

"Confessions of a Bible Thumper is a provocative and insightful memoir by an evangelical Christian who dares to quit blindly accepting the 'bible-based' assumptions of fundamentalism to begin his deeply personal quest for a reasoned faith."

- Mel White, author of Religion Gone Bad and Holy Terror


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