
The Belief Book
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
$0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Buy for $3.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
David Smalley
About this listen
What is belief, and why is it so important? Where did it come from, and what does it do? This book answers all of those questions and more! David G. McAfee, an author who studies religions, teamed up with writer and illustrator Chuck Harrison to create The Belief Book. No matter how old or how young you are, this easy-to-listen-to book can help you learn more about religions, gods, and beliefs in general. It will also teach you about something called the scientific method, which is how we learn new things about the world! By the time you're done listening, you will know the answers to some of life's biggest questions, but more importantly you will see why your questions, and all questions for that matter, are so important. This book is the first in a series of books all about belief, gods, and religion. The Belief Book is for listeners and thinkers of all ages, including kids and kids at heart.
©2015 David G. McAfee & Chuck Harrison (P)2015 Secular Media Group, LLCListeners also enjoyed...
-
Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings (2nd edition, revised)
- By: David G. McAfee
- Narrated by: David Smalley
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings compiles popular and lesser-known arguments against the principles established by the Christian canon. Using a phenomenological approach to build his case based on in-depth study, McAfee analyzes the Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament doctrine to build a logical and reasonable case against their validity. From contradictions between lived and portrayed religions to factual errors within the texts themselves, no stone is left unturned in this fully updated and expanded refutation of Christianity.
-
-
To the point and hard to dispute.
- By Michael on 02-27-14
By: David G. McAfee
-
Hi, I'm an Atheist!
- What That Means and How to Talk About It with Others
- By: David G. McAfee
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Hi, I'm an Atheist!, McAfee looks at what an atheist believes and how to “come out” as an atheist to your friends, family, and co-workers, offering sound advice on overcoming the difficult moments in any “coming out” conversation. Including a resource guide both for people just coming to atheism and people who have been atheists for years, Hi I’m an Atheist! is a smart, sensitive, and realistic guide to living one’s life positively and honestly without the need for a belief in God.
-
-
Another great book from McAfee
- By Matthew O'Neil on 11-05-21
By: David G. McAfee
-
No Sacred Cows
- Investigating Myths, Cults, and the Supernatural
- By: David G. McAfee
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist author and activist David G. McAfee turns his attention to nonreligious faith-based claims.
-
-
There're narrow minded people, I already knew that
- By Gary on 04-14-18
By: David G. McAfee
-
The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament, Volume 1
- By: Joshua Bowen
- Narrated by: Seth Andrews
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Old Testament is a fierce battleground for atheists and Christian apologists, with each side accusing the other of taking challenging and troubling passages out of context. In this handbook, Joshua Bowen not only provides the background to the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, but engages with hotly contested topics like slavery, failed prophecy, and the authorship of debated Old Testament books.
-
-
Very informative with beautiful narration
- By Frank Rizzo on 07-07-21
By: Joshua Bowen
-
Letter to a Christian Nation
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Jordan Bridges
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
"Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next 50 years," writes Sam Harris. "Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this...should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency."
-
-
the examined life
- By Stanley on 12-20-06
By: Sam Harris
-
Godless
- How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
- By: Dan Barker, Richard Dawkins - foreword
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Dan Barker
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Part 1 of Godless, "Rejecting God", tells the story of how I moved from devout preacher to atheist and beyond. Part 2, "Why I Am an Atheist", presents my philosophical reasons for unbelief. Part 3, "What's Wrong with Christianity", critiques the bible (its reliability as well as its morality) and the historical evidence for Jesus. Part 4, "Life Is Good!", comes back to my personal story, taking a case to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with personal trauma, and experiencing the excitement of Adventures in Atheism.
-
-
good writing, irritating narration
- By Amazon Customer on 03-23-16
By: Dan Barker, and others
-
Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings (2nd edition, revised)
- By: David G. McAfee
- Narrated by: David Smalley
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings compiles popular and lesser-known arguments against the principles established by the Christian canon. Using a phenomenological approach to build his case based on in-depth study, McAfee analyzes the Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament doctrine to build a logical and reasonable case against their validity. From contradictions between lived and portrayed religions to factual errors within the texts themselves, no stone is left unturned in this fully updated and expanded refutation of Christianity.
-
-
To the point and hard to dispute.
- By Michael on 02-27-14
By: David G. McAfee
-
Hi, I'm an Atheist!
- What That Means and How to Talk About It with Others
- By: David G. McAfee
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Hi, I'm an Atheist!, McAfee looks at what an atheist believes and how to “come out” as an atheist to your friends, family, and co-workers, offering sound advice on overcoming the difficult moments in any “coming out” conversation. Including a resource guide both for people just coming to atheism and people who have been atheists for years, Hi I’m an Atheist! is a smart, sensitive, and realistic guide to living one’s life positively and honestly without the need for a belief in God.
-
-
Another great book from McAfee
- By Matthew O'Neil on 11-05-21
By: David G. McAfee
-
No Sacred Cows
- Investigating Myths, Cults, and the Supernatural
- By: David G. McAfee
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
While belief in religious supernatural claims is waning throughout the West, evidence suggests belief in nonreligious supernatural claims is on the rise. What explains this contradiction? How can a society with a falling belief in God have a rising belief in ghosts, psychic powers, ancient astronauts, and other supernatural or pseudo-scientific phenomena? Taking the same anthropological approach he employed in his notable studies of religion, atheist author and activist David G. McAfee turns his attention to nonreligious faith-based claims.
-
-
There're narrow minded people, I already knew that
- By Gary on 04-14-18
By: David G. McAfee
-
The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament, Volume 1
- By: Joshua Bowen
- Narrated by: Seth Andrews
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Old Testament is a fierce battleground for atheists and Christian apologists, with each side accusing the other of taking challenging and troubling passages out of context. In this handbook, Joshua Bowen not only provides the background to the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, but engages with hotly contested topics like slavery, failed prophecy, and the authorship of debated Old Testament books.
-
-
Very informative with beautiful narration
- By Frank Rizzo on 07-07-21
By: Joshua Bowen
-
Letter to a Christian Nation
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Jordan Bridges
- Length: 1 hr and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
"Forty-four percent of the American population is convinced that Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead sometime in the next 50 years," writes Sam Harris. "Imagine the consequences if any significant component of the U.S. government actually believed that the world was about to end and that its ending would be glorious. The fact that nearly half of the American population apparently believes this...should be considered a moral and intellectual emergency."
-
-
the examined life
- By Stanley on 12-20-06
By: Sam Harris
-
Godless
- How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists
- By: Dan Barker, Richard Dawkins - foreword
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Dan Barker
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Part 1 of Godless, "Rejecting God", tells the story of how I moved from devout preacher to atheist and beyond. Part 2, "Why I Am an Atheist", presents my philosophical reasons for unbelief. Part 3, "What's Wrong with Christianity", critiques the bible (its reliability as well as its morality) and the historical evidence for Jesus. Part 4, "Life Is Good!", comes back to my personal story, taking a case to the United States Supreme Court, dealing with personal trauma, and experiencing the excitement of Adventures in Atheism.
-
-
good writing, irritating narration
- By Amazon Customer on 03-23-16
By: Dan Barker, and others
-
God Is Not Great
- How Religion Poisons Everything
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the tradition of Bertrand Russell's Why I Am Not a Christian and Sam Harris' recent best-seller, The End of Faith, Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion. With a close and erudite reading of the major religious texts, he documents the ways in which religion is a man-made wish, a cause of dangerous sexual repression, and a distortion of our origins in the cosmos.
-
-
5-Star Writing. Perfect Author Narration.
- By Michael on 12-13-09
-
The God Delusion
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Discover magazine recently called Richard Dawkins "Darwin's Rottweiler" for his fierce and effective defense of evolution. Prospect magazine voted him among the top three public intellectuals in the world (along with Umberto Eco and Noam Chomsky). Now Dawkins turns his considerable intellect on religion, denouncing its faulty logic and the suffering it causes.
-
-
Dangerous Religion
- By Rick Just on 12-21-06
By: Richard Dawkins
-
Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian
- By: Seth Andrews
- Narrated by: Seth Andrews
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Seth Andrews idolized Rush Limbaugh. He listened to Glenn Beck. He read Ann Coulter. He watched Fox News. He was an evangelical Christian once tethered to right-wing media, which constantly warned of an attack on American values by liberals and secular humanists. Today, Seth is a liberal and secular humanist. This audiobook explores the Fox News culture, which both reflects and informs American conservatism, shaping public opinion on important issues like religion, government, race, foreign policy, war, protest, LGBT rights, and the Constitution.
-
-
Great perspective
- By Jasin Crauthamel on 08-28-20
By: Seth Andrews
-
The Fifth Agreement
- A Practical Guide to Self-Mastery
- By: don Miguel Ruiz
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Four Agreements, a New York Times best seller for over seven years, don Miguel Ruiz revealed how the process of our education, or “domestication,” can make us forget the wisdom we were born with. Throughout our lives, we make many agreements that go against ourselves and create needless suffering.
-
-
Fantastic! The next evolution of the toltec wisdom
- By Jeremy on 02-18-11
By: don Miguel Ruiz
-
What Is the Bible?
- How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
- By: Rob Bell
- Narrated by: Rob Bell
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Love Wins, Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith are afraid to ask about heaven, hell, fate, and faith. Using the same inspired, inquisitive approach, he now turns to our most sacred book: the Bible. What Is the Bible? provides insights and answers that make clear why the Bible is so revered and what makes it truly inspiring and essential to our lives. Rob takes us deep into actual passages to reveal the humanity behind the Scriptures.
-
-
The rest of the story?
- By Denny Thompson on 05-20-17
By: Rob Bell
-
Jesus and the Essenes
- By: Dolores Cannon
- Narrated by: Carol Morrison, Saundra Kaye, Ted Snow
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
This extraordinary document represents a new form of historical research and straightens out many open questions and misinterpretations. It takes the form of direct dialogues between a modern researcher and a member of the Qumran Essene community. Alive around the time of Christ, this community has become the focus of ideas about the connection of Jesus' teachings to earlier traditions.
-
-
everyone should read or listen to this
- By Fractal Cat on 03-24-19
By: Dolores Cannon
-
Friendship with God
- By: Neale Donald Walsch
- Narrated by: Edward Asner, Ellen Burstyn, Neale Donald Walsch
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Offering wonderful insights into how to use our relationship with God in practical ways that make a difference in our daily lives, this program also recounts Walsch's personal experiences as they relate to the original Conversations with God trilogy.
-
-
a wealth of spiritual information
- By JONATHAN on 02-05-15
-
Sit Down and Shut Up
- Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye
- By: Brad Warner
- Narrated by: Brad Warner
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Sit Down and Shut Up, Brad Warner tackles one of the great works of Zen literature, the Shobogenzo by 13th century Zen master Dogen. Illuminating Dogen's enigmatic teachings in plain language, Warner intertwines sharp philosophical musings on sex, evil, anger, meditation, enlightenment, death, God, sin, and happiness with an exploration of the power and pain of the punk rock ethos.
-
-
Still excellent but I see a flaw
- By Mark on 09-12-15
By: Brad Warner
-
Neale Donald Walsch on Abundance
- By: Neale Donald Walsch
- Narrated by: Neale Donald Walsch
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Neale Donald Walsch demonstrates how true abundance has nothing to do with what we have and everything to do with what we are being. He discusses what blocks us from experienceing true abundance and right livelihood for ourselves and shares how we can be the source of abundance for others as well. Like the two other programs in this series - health and relationships - this program is an intimate conversation between Neale and a live audience.
-
-
Audible quality
- By Kenneth on 05-06-10
-
The Sin of Certainty
- Why God Desires Our Trust More than Our "Correct" Beliefs
- By: Peter Enns
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
With compelling and often humorous stories from his own life, Bible scholar Peter Enns offers a fresh look at how Christian life truly works, answering questions that cannot be addressed by the idealized traditional doctrine of "once for all delivered to the saints".
-
-
Title may mislead the actual content
- By Adam Shields on 05-26-16
By: Peter Enns
-
If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways
- By: Daniel Quinn
- Narrated by: Charles Bice
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In If They Give You Lined Paper, Write Sideways, Quinn elucidates for listeners the methods behind his own thought processes, challenging and ultimately empowering them to view the world for themselves in creative, perhaps even revolutionary, ways. If They Give You Lines Paper, Write Sideways also includes Quinn's never-before-published essays "The New Renaissance" and "Our Religions".
-
-
Absolutely Amazing
- By Carly on 02-05-20
By: Daniel Quinn
-
Atheism for Dummies
- By: Dale McGowan PhD
- Narrated by: Paul Mantell
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Atheism For Dummies offers a brief history of atheist philosophy and its evolution, explores it as a historical and cultural movement, covers important historical writings on the subject, and discusses the nature of ethics and morality in the absence of religion. A simple, yet intelligent exploration of an often misunderstood philosophy.
-
-
Great topic...irritating narrator
- By Duke Playbent on 10-26-14
By: Dale McGowan PhD
What listeners say about The Belief Book
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Carovegan94
- 01-28-24
A must-read for young minds and for everyone else
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Belief Book", since the authors skilfully impart the art of critical thinking using simple examples, making it accessible for children and for everyone else, to cultivate this invaluable skill. The exploration of belief origins adds depth to the narrative, providing a well-rounded understanding. Highly recommended for parents and educators aiming to nurture young minds with the tools of critical thinking.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- YaBestHomie
- 04-22-17
Facts!
Short and to the point! Great for beginners in Skepticism. Definitely worth the listen and one to regularly reference.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Curtis J
- 08-06-17
Is this book intended for children?
four books of short it's amazing I struggled so hard to finish it. I'm not sure if this is intended for children but I certainly hope it was. Otherwise it is completely asinine and I'm not particularly religious.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!