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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458821003321

Autore

McDonald James

Titolo

Beyond belief [[electronic resource] ] : two thousand years of bad faith in the Christian church / / James McDonald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reading, : Garnet Publishing, 2010

ISBN

0-86372-523-6

1-282-91640-8

9786612916403

0-86372-381-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (513 p.)

Disciplina

270

Soggetti

Christian life

Church history

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; A Note on Scope and Sources; 1 The Reliability of Christian Authorities; The Old Testament; The New Testament; Other Sources; Summary; 2 The Development of Christianity; What Did Jesus Believe Himself To Be?; Who Founded Christianity?; How Old are Christian Doctrines and Where Did They Come From?; Where Did Other Christian Ideas and Practices Come From?; Is There Such a Thing as Orthodox Christianity?; How Did The Priesthood Arise?; 3 Facts and Fictions; Manipulation of the Facts; Method 1: Suppress Inconvenient Evidence

Method 2: Select Sources and Arguments Method 3: Fabricate Records; Method 4: The Retrospective Prophecy; Method 5: Attribute Ambiguous Authority to the Old Testament; Method 6: Ignore or Distort New Testament Injunctions and Examples; Method 7: Invent, Amend and Discard Teachings and Practices; Method 8: Manipulate Language; Case Study A: Re-branding a Sky God; Case Study B: Making One God Out of Many; Case Study C: How the Virgin Mary Stays a Virgin; Case Study D: How the Nativity Story Was Created; Case Study E: Textual Problems; Summary; 4 Science and Christianity



Traditional Christian Battlegrounds Recent Christian Battlegrounds; 5 Religion Today and Tomorrow; Religious Discrimination; Christian Discrimination; Moral Dangers of Religion; Continued Abuse of Power; Present Dangers; Appendices; Appendix A: Jesus' Family; Appendix B: The Apostles; Appendix C: Postburial Events; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Starting from a neutral position, this book looks at claims made by Christian leaders over the centuries and analyses them in the light of modern scholarship. Erudite yet mischievous, the book''s scope is wide, from early history to the present day, from America to China, and spanning many different disciplines. Many of the conclusions reached will shock devout believers, though all of them can be verified with reference to sympathetic works by biblical scholars and theologians. A recurring theme is that of open secrets - facts well known to historians and other academics in the Church,

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Record Nr.

UNISA996212892703316

Titolo

International glass review

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : CCL Industrial

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Disciplina

666.1

Soggetti

Glass manufacture

Flat glass industry

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Issues also carry a theme title, i.e. flat glass, container glass, etc.