"Losing My Religion: How I Lost My Faith Reporting on Religion in America" will be in bookstores February 2009 (we'll have the cover up soon). The memoir, published by HarperCollins, is about Los Angeles Times journalist William Lobdell's spiritual journey while covering religion in America, which took him from evangelical Christian to someone who, reluctantly, no longer believed in God.
William Lobdell's Journey
LA Times story: Religion beat became a test of faith
NPR interview: “Paradise lost”
NPR interview: “Reporter’s Religion Beat Leads to Faith Crisis”
Live online chat with www.latimes.com readers
The religion beat, American Public Media radio
Religion writer loses religion, Freethought Radio
Excerpts from "Losing My Religion"
"I began to live a duel life. By day, I investigated the local dioceses, dug up documents in courthouses, talked with a seemingly endless string of victims, and interviewed bishops, their aides, attorneys and priests. In my off-hours, I put in my final months of training to become a Catholic ..."
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1 Stacy Martinis // Aug 23, 2008 at 1:16 pm
He is good, for sure, but Whitney gives me chills every time!
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