The Case Against ChristianityTemple University Press, 1991 - 273 pàgines 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. |
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... 203 204 Conclusion 211 Chapter 8 : Christian Responses 213 Nonliteralism 213 The Symbolic Meaning and the Virgin Birth 214 Demythologizing and Eschatology 215 Noncognitivism and Agape 220 Other Possible. viii CONTENTS.
Michael Martin. Demythologizing and Eschatology 215 Noncognitivism and Agape 220 Other Possible Responses 223 Rationalism 223 Historical Subjectivism 223 Extreme Fideism or Irrationalism 224 Moderate Fideism 225 Christian Foundationalism ...
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The Basis of Christian Belief | 18 |
Christian Doctrines as Basic Beliefs | 27 |
The Historicity of Jesus | 36 |
Criticisms of the Wellsian Thesis | 59 |
Conclusion | 67 |
The Resurrection | 73 |
Habermass Defense of the Resurrection ཆོ8 gཎྜ ངྦྲྀལྦ | 96 |
The Virgin Birth and the Second Coming | 105 |
Conclusion | 191 |
Salvation by Faith | 197 |
Evaluation of the Doctrine | 203 |
Conclusion | 211 |
Other Possible Responses | 223 |
The Divine Command Theory | 229 |
A Modified Divine Command Theory | 241 |
Conclusion | 249 |