Author Writes Book Detailing Escape From Fundamentalism
Author Craig A. Hart has written a book describing his life and eventual escape from fundamentalist Christianity.
Online, October 3, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Author Craig A. Hart has written a book describing his life and eventual escape from fundamentalist Christianity and ensuing personal spiritual journey. "I felt it was an important story to tell," author Craig Hart said in a recent interview. "Many people struggle with similar religious issues as I did and, looking back, I think a book of this nature would have been helpful to me."
The book, "Passing Through: An Ex-Fundamentalist's Pursuit of Personal Spirituality," talks about Hart's fundamentalist upbringing, how he worked his way through a dominating culture and mindset, and what conclusions he reached after his spiritual journey. Part memoir, part religious critique, and part philosophical treatise, "Passing Through" traces Hart's path from the controlling environment of fundamentalism to the formation of the theory of Energetic Universalism. It examines various facets of the fundamentalist Christian faith, including the inerrancy of the Bible and the divinity of Jesus Christ. "Passing Through" takes an honest look at the existence of God and the danger of religion.
As an author, philosopher, public speaker, former pianist, book reviewer, and history nut, Craig Hart considers himself something of a renaissance man. He is intensely interested in religion as it relates to a spiritual existence and adopts Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's idea that "we are not physical beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a physical experience."
At sixteen Craig Hart won 2nd place in a national essay contest and was editor of his high school newsletter. At college he served as editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper. Once out of college he began a popular online book review service. In 2007 he withdrew from reviewing to focus all his attention on writing. He also an annual judge in Baker Trittin Press's Tweener Time International Chapter Book Competition. "Passing Through" is his latest book. You can visit Craig's website at: www.craighartonline.com.