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This anthology of essays takes a close, unbiased look at the Christian faith and completely demolishes it. The essays cover every facet of the fundamentals of faith through the use of simple logical thought and analysis, thus exposing the relentless nincompoopery of the Christian world view. Editor Loftus (author of Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Reflects Christianity and contributors are themselves former Christians who fell from grace via logic and the quest for knowledge. This book is offered in good faith as an attempt to meet Christians half way and give them a chance to understand the atheist perspective. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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In this anthology of recent criticisms aimed at the reasonableness of Christian belief, a former evangelical minister and apologist, author of the critically acclaimed Why I Became an Atheist, has assembled fifteen outstanding articles by leading skeptics, expanding on themes introduced in his first book. Central is a defense of his "outsider test of faith," arguing that believers should test their faith with the same skeptical standards they use to evaluate the other faiths they reject, as if they were outsiders. Experts in medicine, psychology, and anthropology join Loftus to show why, when this test is applied to Christianity, it becomes very difficult to rationally defend. Collectively, these articles reveal that popular Christian beliefs tend to rely on ignorance of the facts. Drawing together experts in diverse fields, including Hector Avalos, Richard Carrier, David Eller, and Robert Price, this book deals a powerful blow against Christian faith.
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