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  excerpt from How to Argue with an Atheist (Brink) -  STEP #1: I affirm that people are values-centered.   STUDENT: Dr. Brink? Do you remember me? I came by last week and we talked about religion.   BRINK: Of course, but as I said last time, to give you the entire answer as to why I am religious or why you should be religious is not something that we should attempt all at once. We need to approach this topic one step at a time.   STUDENT: So, where do we start?   BRINK: My first point is that humans are values-oriented beings. They seek values, uphold values, and when they are not oriented by values, they fall into alienation.   STUDENT: That sounds like Chapter 13 on social psychology.   BRINK: My, you have read ahead in your psychology textbook.   STUDENT:  So, what's the next point?   BRINK: Don't be so quick to agree with me. If we have not fully established step #1, then we do not have a good footing for the next step. We need to break down step #1 into several sub-step

STEP #1:   I affirm that people are values-centered. STUDENT: Dr. Brink? Do you remember me? I came by last week and we talked about religion. BRINK: Of course, but as I said last time, to give you the entire answer as to why I am religious, or why you should be religious, is not something that we should attempt all at once. We need to approach this topic advancing slowly but surely, one step at a time. STUDENT: So, where do we start? BRINK: My first point is that humans are values-oriented beings. They seek values, uphold values, and when they are not oriented by values, they fall into alienation. STUDENT: That sounds like Chapter 13 on social psychology. BRINK: My, you have read ahead in your psychology textbook. STUDENT: So, what’s the next point? BRINK: Don’t be so quick to agree with me. If we have not fully established step #1, then we do not have a good footing for the next step. We need to break down step #1 into several sub-steps. In order for you to agr

  From the publisher --  The story behind How to Argue with an Atheist   by TL Brink -  Professor Brink, a popular professor at a southern California university, sent me a query out of the blue. I had never met him. But, his proposal was intriguing in that it provided a counterbalance to a book we had published earlier, Blest Atheist (Mahlou). The previous book had provided argumentation through experienced emotion. Professor Brink offered a parallel, leading to the same conclusion, through logical argumentation. Interestingly, I never got to know the popular professor as well as most of our authors because there were no snafus. (Yes, most books have a snafu here or there.) Copyediting was quick; he had provided clean copy, well organized, well written, well edited, something that warms the cockles of every editor's heart. Of several proposed cover designs, he actually liked the one shown here without modification.  What a breeze! The book was produced in what seemed like a flash.

TL Brink TL Brink is the author of  How to Argue with an Atheist: How to Win the Argument without Losing the Person . T.L. Brink is a social scientist and author of fifteen books, two dozen encyclopedia articles, and hundreds of journal articles, reviews and conference presentations. His main topics of interest include clinical assessment and treatment of mental disorders in later life, religious phenomena, cancer attitudes, consumer behavior, qualitative research methods, and Big Data Analytics using Bayesian Sequential Statistics. He has degrees from Claremont Men’s College, San Jose State University, Santa Clara University and the University of Chicago. He has been a member of the Association for Psychological Science, American Psychological Association, American Sociological Association, Western Psychological Association, Western Positive Psychology Association, Midwestern Psychological Association, International Council of Psychologists, Sociedad Interamericana de Psicol

  This week's book back story features How to Argue with an Atheist by TL Brink. from the editor -- TL Brink is a professor beloved by his students, winning best professor awards. With a profession based on logic and fact-finding (and at the same time a Christian), TL found a new way to talk to atheists (and he had many students who fell into that group) that differed from the traditional emotional and mystical approach: through logic. His book is a tour-de-force clearly based on countless successful conversations with atheist students. Through his book, he hoped to reach a larger audience. I believe he has. Purchase the paperback 25% discount with coupon code FF25 at the MSI Press webstore . For more posts about Jeremy and his book, click  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

  Crafton Hills College published a very nice profile of Dr. Brink on his 30th anniversary of teaching psychology at the college. In part, the profile reads " Psychology itself is a tough course to tackle, but Brink said he enjoys the subject because it is “at the center of everything” and opens a lot of doors to students thinking about entering the fields of social work, nursing or, perhaps, politics." You can read the whole profile HERE . For more posts about Dr. Birnk and his book, How To Argue with an Atheist, click HERE .

  TL Brink, author of How to Argue with an Atheist , recently conducted a session on " How to Improve the Quality of Asynchronous Discussion " at the Innovative Educators Virtual Summit. [Book available in Kindle online. Paperback available at MSI Press webstore ; use coupon code FF25 for 25% discount.) To read more posts about TL Brink and his book, click HERE .                                  Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter                           Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .

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