The Earthbound Parent
The Earthbound Parent
“In a period of religious extremism Richard Conn provides practical advice about how to raise children without religious dogma, as thoughtful, responsible, creative individuals.”
—George Soros, philanthropist and author
About the Book
Are you a parent tired of the persistent belief that your child’s moral values, ethical principles, and ability to distinguish between what is right and wrong must come from religion? Do you wonder how you can ever teach your child to think for herself in a culture that values uncritical obedience over critical consideration? Or do you fear what the future holds for your child in a society that views unquestioned faith as a virtue and a questioning mind with suspicion? If so, as author and father Richard A. Conn, Jr. argues, the solution is clear, and it rests not only with you—but with all parents who have similar concerns. In this volume, he demonstrates why all parents who value science and reason can help stop the centuries-old practice of religious indoctrination and offers advice on how to encourage children to discover the world and their place in it for themselves. Only by allowing them to learn that we are in this world together, that we have a limited time to live, and that we have only one another on which to rely, can we truly enable them to flourish and begin to build a just and peaceful world—not just for their generation but for all future generations.
About the Author(s)
Richard A. Conn, Jr. is an international lawyer and private investment fund manager. He has advised governments on legal restructuring, has delivered a keynote to the United Nations, and is involved in various not-for-profit activities, including one that has taught chess to 1.2 million U.S. public school students. He has four children and lives near New York City. Robyn E. Blumner (foreword by) is president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry and executive director of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science.
Details
ISBN: 9781634310734
Format: paperback
SRP: $14.95
Page count: 224 pages
Trim size: 6 x 9
Pub date: May 2016
"A remarkable book I wish I had read thirty years ago. A convincing and beautiful guide to nonreligious parenting.”
—Henrik Carlsen, father of world chess champion Magnus Carlsen“Other books show that religion is nonsense. The Earthbound Parent by Richard Conn humanely and sympathetically takes the next step. Religion is nonsense but how to raise happy, moral children without it?”
—Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion
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