the Rick Beckman archive

Atheist theologian. Believing unbeliever.
A friendly voice between two extremes.

Formerly a Baptist, I came to appreciate the Bible apart from the narrow confines of denominational creed.

My Christian beliefs all but melted away one night in 2010, and I became as evangelical an atheist as I was a Christian.

I’m tired of the hate and misunderstandings on both sides. I want to be better than I once was, and I hope you’ll join me on that journey.

Aug. 2001

In the middle of the night, in a van, led by my closest friends, I dedicated myself to Jesus Christ.

Oct. 2010

In the midst of a Bible study, my faith melted away. Shortly thereafter, I would call myself an atheist.

June. 2014

In order to support “gay marriage” in Indiana as it became legal for the first time, I became ordained in the Church of Spiritual Humanism.