My Atheist friend wants help!

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Hi guys,

I have a friend, who classes his self as an Atheist, but with an open mind!

Hes asked me to get him some material for him to read, as he said, if there is a God he wants to find him and change his life around mainly for his newborn son.

Im looking for some free material online, which I can give him the link to, so he can read up, as he is really keen to look this up.

I have recommended Patrick Madrid’s new book The Godless Delusion, which he has said he is going to get

Also I gave him a link to St Thomas Aquinas Summa Theolgica

Any thing is really appreciated,

Thanks & God Bless.
 
The Loser Letters by Mary Eberstadt. (Ignatius Press) -very witty!
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis

mlz
 
You can always get him straight to the source:

Confessions by St. Augustine of Hippo
*Summa Theologica * by St. Thomas Aquinas

The former helped me get back on track; the latter is a great question and answer guide (right after the Catechism itself).

Pax.
 
tonyk84 said:
Im looking for some free material online, which I can give him the link to, so he can read up, as he is really keen to look this up.
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As in mlz’s post, I likewise recommend C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity, which, among other things, describes Lewis’ thought processes which led him from being an atheist to a Christian. I do not know if it can be read online for free, but an audio version of the text can be heard on YouTube:

youtube.com/watch?v=LxJwSIIqQrU

The book, of course, can be readily found in any bookstore, including online vendors.
 
Here is a link to the Life is Worth Living audio recordings by Bishop Sheen which are a good primer of Catholic belief. The pic in the prior poster’s sig made me think of them!

americancatholictruthsociety.com/articles/sheen.htm

Unless your friend is into philosophy the Summa may either go over his head or be a turn off. Just a note of caution that it’s not for lightweights.
 
Denish D’Souza has written some great articles and books on the existance of God.
 
I asked my husband that does lots of reading in this are and another book is REASON TO BELIEVE Why Faith Makes Sense by Richard Purtill by Ignatius Press.

mlz
 
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