Escaping the Mortal Cage: A Cautious Rebellion Against Life Without God (Wilkinson Dennis A.)(Paperback)

Mortal: One who cannot live forever. Cage: A structure meant for confining. I found myself stuck in a mortal cage. I was increasingly convinced that the material world is all that exists and that death is the end. I didn't like this conclusion. I felt entrapped by it, suffocated by it, but I despaired of finding a way out. It hadn't always been like this. From birth, I had lived under the assumption that humans were immortal. Within this worldview, I embraced heaven; hell; God; eternity; grand, overarching purposes; deeper meanings; spiritual realities; an unseen world; divine interventions in human history; and hope beyond the grave. In my youth, these were obvious truths - "no brainers" drummed into my mind and heart through believing parents, plus countless Sunday school classes and church services. But then life happened, and all my
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