The Case Against Christianity
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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.
Michael Martin
Michael Martin, a Mennonite pastor turned blacksmith, is founder and executive director of RAWtools Inc. and blogs at RAWtools.org. RAWtools turns guns into garden tools (and other lovely things), resourcing communities with nonviolent confrontation skills in an effort to turn stories of violence into stories of creation. RAWtools has been featured in the New York Times and on Inside Edition and NPR. Martin lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I am rather impressed by the author disbelief in the fundamental points of Christology. The writers make some assumptions based merely on logic and disregarding fundamental points of the Christian faith. In that respect are several hermeneutics and exegetical faults in his writing until this point, but I would highlight just a couple. He is mistaken and mislead by his version of the virgin birth of Christ, the text is very clear in this regard and undeniable: Mary declared that she was virgin (Luke 1:34), Joseph after his angelical experience agreed with her saying (Matthew 1:18-25); as for the author's indication that Mary wasn't a descendant of David, and therefore could not be registered in the census is another mistake, the English text is already clear (Luke 2:5). The Greek form 'com' συν, a preposition, that denotes an act performed together, thus, she did register herself in Bethelem along with Joseph. The author's reading of the second coming is similarly disastrous.