Freethought books (November 2026)
The following books are written by FFRF members on the topics of religion or freethinking. FFRF does not do book reviews. These books are not offered through ffrf.org/shop.
Cruci-Fiction
By James King
$19.95 — 278 pages / PB
The opening scene begins on Christmas Eve, 1937, and the story stops in 2022. But is it really over? Much of the story occurs between 1952 and 1959. Midcentury in this place bore little resemblance to most of the United States. Postwar prosperity brought little direct change here, other than some Anglos with greater resources and increased tastes for the farms and ranches. It is a time of friction and change, but It was not immune to the evil propagated by men and covered up by the Catholic Church. Before, during, and after this evil, love occurs — multiple loves.
Beyond Religion and Toward Ourselves
By John Martinez
$14.95 — 201 pages / PB
This book serves as a guide for those grappling with the complexities of religious faith, drawing from the author’s profound journey through doubt and belief. It challenges the concept of an eternal, detachable soul, positing that our consciousness is entirely born of cerebral processes. The absence of such a soul, the book argues, casts significant doubt on the foundational promises of eternal life in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It sugges ats that authenticity in life is achieved by operating within our own realities and embracing the responsibility of fulfilling our own needs and desires. It is a call to live deliberately, using our innate attributes and experiences as the primary tools for navigating existence.
A Search for Truth: “I Rest My Case”
By Alex Vercellino
$12.71 — 116 pages / PB $9.99 Kindle
The author’s lifelong search for the truth about Christianity contains information you won’t learn in church. It’s written to appeal to anyone looking for answers about Christianity, whether they go to church on a regular basis or never attend church. The author’s mission is to help people who don’t embrace Christianity to better understand why they might have made that decision and feel OK about it. For those who embrace the faith, it provides insight into how Christians can learn from the past and be a better force for good in the future.
The Great Disconnect: Where Truth Meets Faith
By James Abington
$24.99 — 272 pages /PB
$9.99 Kindle
The Great Disconnect examines how religion is inherited, reinforced, and protected — and how Christianity has used fear, authority, political power and supernatural claims to survive for centuries.
This compelling work is an investigation into belief itself. Drawing upon history, archaeology, psychology, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, philosophy, and the historical record, the book explores one of the most influential forces in human history: faith.
Rather than asking readers to abandon religion, The Great Disconnect asks a more fundamental question: Why do human beings believe what they believe?
