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Author | : Douglas John Hall |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1621895416 |
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What really is Christianity? If all the religious packaging in which it is wrapped were removed, what would remain? These were Bonhoeffer's questions, and they must be ours today--even more urgently! For in many quarters Christianity is being so narrowly identified with some of its parts, cultural associations, and past ambitions that like all militant religion, it represents a threat to the planetary future. We may no longer speak clearly of the essence of Christianity, as von Harnack and other nineteenth-century thinkers did; but perhaps we may still have a sufficiently shared sense of the kerygmatic core of this faith to be able, in the face of these misrepresentations of it, to say what Christianity is not.
Author | : James a. Fowler |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 286 |
Release | : 2011-02-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1929541244 |
Download Christianity Is Not Religion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Jim Fowler explains that Christianity is not a book-religion, not a belief-system, not morality, not role-playing, not social problem-solving, not an ideological option, and not an ...ism, before concluding with the positive emphasis that Christianity IS Christ.
Author | : John W. Loftus |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 2014-10-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1616149574 |
Download Christianity Is Not Great Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this new anthology critiquing Christianity, John Loftus—a former minister and now a leading atheist—has brought together an outstanding group of respected scholars who focus on the harms caused by the world’s leading religion. The contributors begin by dissecting the many problematic aspects of religious faith generally. They repeatedly demonstrate that, with faith as a foundation, almost anything can be believed or denied. And almost any horrific deed can be committed. The authors then take a good hard look at many of the most important political, institutional, scientific, social, and moral harms committed in the name of Christianity. These range from the historical persecutions of the Inquisition and witch hunts to the current health hazards of faith healing. Finally, the authors answer three common Christian retorts to criticisms from nonbelievers: (1) that atheists cannot judge a harmful action without an objective moral standard; (2) that atheists need faith to solve the world’s problems; and (3) that atheists cannot live a good life without faith. Loftus and the contributors generally conclude that, given both the well-documented historical record and ongoing problems raised by the faith, Christianity decisively fails empirical tests of its usefulness to humanity.
Author | : Alvin J Schmidt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780758671110 |
Download Faith Misused Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Overview of the use of the Greek word pistis in the New Testament and how the English word faith is often misused"--
Author | : Ben Young |
Publisher | : Harvest House Publishers |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0736918655 |
Download Why Mike's Not a Christian Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Can most believers give a rational explanation for their faith? Have most skeptics ever heard convincing answers to their arguments? Author Ben Young creates an intriguing and insightful dialogue between a skeptic, Mike, and a Christian friend working through Mike's questions with thoughtful, biblical answers. Along the way, readers will discover responses to the most common reasons people say they are not a Christian- It's true for you, but not for me All Christians are hypocrites Evolution is true The Bible is full of myths All paths lead to God, not just one Open-minded skeptics looking for answers or Christians looking for a way to articulate their beliefs more effectively will want this on hand.
Author | : Michael Martin |
Publisher | : Temple University Press |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9781566390811 |
Download The Case Against Christianity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this systematic philosophical critique of the major tenets of Christianity, Michael Martin examines the semantic and epistemological bases of religious claims and beliefs. Beginning with a comparison and evaluation of the Apostles' Creed, the Niceno-Chalcedonian Creed, and the Athanasian Creed, Martin discusses the principal theological, historical, and eschatological assumptions of Christianity. These include the historicity of Jesus, the Incarnation, the Second Coming, the Virgin Birth, the Resurrection, Salvation through faith in Jesus, and Jesus as a model of ethical behavior. Until now, an adequately convincing criticism of Christianity did not exist. Martin's use of historical evidence, textual analysis, and interpretations by philosophers and theologians provides the strongest case made to date against the rational justification of Christian doctrines.
Author | : John W. Loftus |
Publisher | : Prometheus Books |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1616141689 |
Download The Christian Delusion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, former evangelical minister and apologist Loftus has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in Loftus' first book.
Author | : Paul F. Knitter |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2013-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1780742487 |
Download Without Buddha I Could Not be a Christian Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An honest, unflinching tale of re-finding one's faith, from one of the world's most famous theologians Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian narrates how esteemed theologian, Paul F. Knitter overcame a crisis of faith by looking to Buddhism for inspiration. From prayer to how Christianity views life after death, Knitter argues that a Buddhist standpoint can encourage a more person-centred conception of Christianity, where individual religious experience comes first, and liturgy and tradition second. Moving and revolutionary, this book will inspire Christians everywhere.
Author | : Chad Bird |
Publisher | : New Reformation Publications |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2023-11-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1948969815 |
Download Your God is Too Glorious Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Most of us are regular people who have good days and bad days. Our lives are radically ordinary and unexciting. That means they're the kind of lives God gets excited about. While the world worships beauty and power and wealth, God hides his glory in the simple, the mundane, the foolish, working in unawesome people, things, and places.In our day of celebrity worship and online posturing, this is a refreshing, even transformative way of understanding God and our place in his creation. It urges us to treasure a life of simplicity, to love those whom the world passes by, to work for God's glory rather than our own. And it demonstrates that God has always been the Lord of the cross--a Savior who hides his grace in unattractive, inglorious places.Your God Is Too Glorious reminds readers that while a quiet life may look unimpressive to the world, it's the regular, everyday people that God tends to use to do his most important work.
Author | : Douglas John Hall |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1610976711 |
Download What Christianity Is Not Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
What really is Christianity? If all the religious packaging in which it is wrapped were removed, what would remain? These were Bonhoeffer's questions, and they must be ours today--even more urgently! For in many quarters Christianity is being so narrowly identified with some of its parts, cultural associations, and past ambitions that like all militant religion, it represents a threat to the planetary future. We may no longer speak clearly of the essence of Christianity, as von Harnack and other nineteenth-century thinkers did; but perhaps we may still have a sufficiently shared sense of the kerygmatic core of this faith to be able, in the face of these misrepresentations of it, to say what Christianity is not.