I Sold My Soul on eBay

I Sold My Soul on eBay is a non-fiction book by atheist Hemant Mehta that describes his visits to a variety of Christian churches. These visits initially occurred as a result of an eBay auction Mehta created where he offered to visit the worship services of the winning bidder's choosing. The media later branded this auction as Mehta "selling his soul." In January 2006, Hemant Mehta posted an auction on eBay where he explained his background in at... more

I Sold My Soul on eBay is a non-fiction book by atheist Hemant Mehta that describes his visits to a variety of Christian churches. These visits initially occurred as a result of an eBay auction Mehta created where he offered to visit the worship services of the winning bidder's choosing. The media later branded this auction as Mehta "selling his soul." In January 2006, Hemant Mehta posted an auction on eBay where he explained his background in atheism and offered to go to the worship services of the winning bidder's choosing. The auction ended on February 3, 2006 with a final bid of $504 from Jim Henderson, a minister from Seattle, Washington. Mehta later donated that money to the Secular Student Alliance, a non-profit organization in which he serves as Chair of the Board of Directors. Henderson asked Mehta to visit a variety of churches and write about the experiences on Henderson's website, off-the-map.org. Mehta eventually wrote about his visits at nine different churches as well... less