unbelief

Example Sentences

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The cultural chasm between Europeans and Africans presented obstacles to conversion, and a long legacy of church practice forbidding the enslavement of fellow Christians provided grounds to leave slaves in unbelief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

“Our job is to provide an alternative to show that a life of unbelief can be, and usually is, fulfilling and productive,” she told the students.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2021

For some, this struggle just leads back to unbelief.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021

It is also a refreshing look beyond the so-called “new atheists” who have lately dominated the conversation surrounding unbelief.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 22, 2018

The CCD was the Consistorial Court of Discipline, an agency of the Church concerned with heresy and unbelief.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman