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From the Blog Posts of MSI Press Authors: Arthur Yavelberg on Free Will

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  Arthur Yavelberg, author of the award-winning book, A Theology for the Rest of Us , opines recently in his blog on free will: "Free to Be Me." You can read his post HERE . You can read more posts by and about Arthur and his book HERE . BEST INDIE BOOK AWARD SILVER MEDAL, LITERARY TITAN Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com. Want to communicate with one of our authors? You can!  Find their contact information on our  Authors' Pages...

Author in the News: Arthur Yavelberg Interviewed on Dance with the Soul Podcast

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  Arthur Yavelberg, author of A Theology for the Rest of Us , talks with podcasters Natasha and Regan, about angels, past lives, sin, and free will and more on Dance of the Soul . For more posts by and about Arthur and his book HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.

Daily Excerpt: A Theology for the Rest of Us (Yavelberg) - "You're Not the Boss of Me"

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  excerpt from A Theology for the Rest of Us (Yavelberg) -  7 “You’re not the boss of me!” (just about any 7th grader) Assuming the existence of free will, given the stakes involved—both for the individual and, in today’s highly technological, interconnected world, for all humanity—it is obviously imperative that people use their freedom to choose wisely. Dostoyevsky’s “Grand Inquisitor” and Father Zossima are both right. Thousands of years of terrible suffering, death and destruction are more than ample testimony as to just what happens when people make the wrong decisions. But how can one make sure to choose wisely? Access to information is supposed to be essential to choosing wisely and there is certainly ample information on any topic imaginable today. Unfortunately, there is so much information available today that it has practically become more of an obstacle than an aid. As I understand it, a typical Sunday edition of The New York Times has more information in it ...