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This single book will cause the death of a discipline.“  \n—Dr. Peter Boghossian, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Portland State University, and author of A Manual for Creating Atheists  \n“As an introduction to the ever-growing frustration with so-called Christian philosophy among many secular ex-Christian authors, Unapologetic is invaluable reading material for any reader interested in the wide variety of polemical issues it deals with.”  \n—Dr. Jaco Gericke, Associate Research Professor, Department of Theology and Philosophy, North-West University  \n“Unapologetic is probably my favorite monograph by John Loftus. It deserves a gold medal for undertaking the Olympian task of explaining in clear and accessible prose why the area known as philosophy of religion should be ejected from modern academia and our intellectual life. Pretending that we have good arguments for God is about as useless as pretending we have good arguments for Zeus.”  \n—Dr. Hector Avalos, Professor of Religious Studies, Iowa State University, and author of The End of Biblical Studies  \n“Unapologetic is a wonderfully entertaining read. With masterful erudition, John Loftus presents a compelling case for why the philosophy of religion contains nothing but sophistry and illusion and should, therefore, be committed to the flames. It has no more right to exist than the philosophy of fairies, or the study of Superman. One might be skeptical of this claim—as I was before starting the book—but the arguments are so well-crafted and persuasive that I bet you’ll walk away nodding your head in agreement. Of Loftus’s many critiques of Christianity, this is the best yet. I highly recommend it to anyone with a fondness for great writing and the truth!”  \n—Phil Torres, author of The End: What Science and Religion Tell Us About the Apocalypse and founder ofthe X-Risks Institute  \n“Given his background, John Loftus is uniquely qualified to demand the long-overdue fall from grace befitting the philosophy of religion asan academic discipline in secular universities. In Unapologetic, he explains thoroughly and lucidly why it is time both atheists and secular philosophy departments step away from the discipline forever, exposing it for the religious evangelism it merely pretends not to be. Recommended for anyone who still believes in the value of the philosophy of religion, so that they can see their error.”  \n—Dr. James A. Lindsay, author of Everybody Is Wrong About God  \n“In this powerful book, former preacher and veteran scholar John Loftus demands to know why so much time and energy is still being wasted analyzing and debating fringe details of a thing no one has yet shown tobe real. This passionate, hard-hitting, and important book will enlighten and inspire readers to think in new ways about an old battleground of thought. It’s clear that Loftus is running out of patience when it comes to the faithful but he certainly has not run out of steam.”  \n—Guy P. Harrison, author of Good Thinking and 50 Simple Questions for Every Christian  \nUNAPOLOGETIC  \nWhy Philosophy of Religion Must End  \nJOHN W. LOFTUS  \nForeword by David Eller  \nPitchstone Publishing Durham, North Carolina  \nPitchstone Publishing Durham, North Carolina [www.pitchstonepublishing.com](www.pitchstonepublishing.com)  \nCopyright © 2016 John W. Loftus  \nThe text in Appendix C is excerpted with slight edits from John W. Loftus, The Outsider Test for Faith (Amherst, NY: Promethus, 2013), 134–144; 219–221; 223–226. Copyright © 2013 John W. Loftus  \nAll rights reserved.  \nPrinted in the USA  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames: Loftus, John W., author.  \nTitle: Unapologetic : why philosophy of religion must end / John W. 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