English | 2013 |MP3|M4B | ASIN: B00DOPVQZG | Duration: 12:49 h | 347 MB
Richard Carrier
Not the Impossible Faith is a tour de force in that genre, dissecting and refuting the oft-repeated claim that Christianity could not have succeeded in the ancient world unless it was true. Though framed as a detailed rebuttal to Christian apologist J.P. Holding (author of The Impossible Faith), Carrier takes a general approach that educates the listener on the history and sociology of the ancient world, answering many questions like: How did Christians approach evidence? Was there a widespread prejudice against the testimony of women? Was resurrection such a radical idea? Who would worship a crucified criminal? And much more.

Christianity in the Light of Science: Critically Examining the World's Largest Religion By John W. Loftus
2016 | 380 Pages | ISBN: 1633881733 | EPUB | 2 MB
This anthology of new critical essays written by experts in their fields, in honor of the late Victor Stenger, examines Christianity using established scientific criteria. Where science specifically touches upon the claims of Christianity the authors seek to show those claims lack the required evidence. The result is that Christianity is not a sufficiently evidenced religion.In hisNew York Timesbestseller,God: The Failed Hypothesis, physicist Victor Stenger argued that claims of religion should be subject to the same standards of scientific rigor as any other truth claim. Taking this approach, the contributors argue that Christianity fails every known scientific test for truth. Stenger himself wrote a chapter for this volume before he died. In it he presents a brief history of ideas about cosmology, showing thatattempts to use astronomy to verify biblical stories such as the Star of Bethlehem, Paul on the road to Damascus, and the darkness at the crucifixion of Jesus have no scientific basis.Other contributors examine a wide variety of topics, including biblical archeology, Intelligent Design, the Shroud of Turin, free will, the existence of the soul, the efficacy of petitionary prayer, and more.This challenging work is indispensable reading for both skeptical readers and open-minded people of faith.

Beyond the Crusades: Christianity's Lies, Laws and Legacy By Michael Paulkovich
2016 | 470 Pages | ISBN: 1578840333 | EPUB | 1 MB
Second edition of the author's book No Meek Messiah, with new title. Foreword by Robert M. Price. This edition has a glossary, an expanded Part I timeline, an exhaustive list of Jesus mythicists (appendix), as well as significant updates and enhancements to Parts II through IV. Published by American Atheist Press.

Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church By Earle E. Cairns
2009 | 540 Pages | ISBN: 0310208122 | EPUB | 5 MB

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David Neal Greenwood, "Julian and Christianity: Revisiting the Constantinian Revolution"
English | ISBN: 1501755471 | 2021 | 192 pages | PDF | 9 MB
The Roman emperor Julian is a figure of ongoing interest and the subject of David Neal Greenwood's Julian and Christianity. This unique examination of Julian as the last pagan emperor and anti-Christian polemicist revolves around his drive and status as a ruler. Greenwood adeptly outlines the dramatic impact of Julian's short-lived regime on the course of history, with a particular emphasis on his relationship with Christianity.

Personhood: Orthodox Christianity and the Connection Between Body, Mind, and Soul By John T. Chirban
1996 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0897894634 | PDF | 1 MB
Psychologists, theologians, medical doctors, and Christian clergy discuss the significance of spiritual direction and identify the problems that inhibit one's ability to reach spiritual goals in modern life. They show how the process of being in Christ in truth, life, and light results in personal freedom. The commitment to growth in these qualities provides the foundation for the critical subjects addressed in this book: spiritual discernment and differential diagnosis, identity formation, sexuality, intimacy and relationships, addictions, holistic health, and education. Melding Greek Orthodox Christianity in America with spirituality and more conventional psychotherapy and medical practice, this book makes an uncommon contribution to the religiously diverse spectrum of our ever-expanding multicultural consciousness.

Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity By Kevin W. Kaatz
2012 | 163 Pages | ISBN: 0313383596 | PDF | 2 MB

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Prof. Philip Hardie, "Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry (Volume 74) "
English | ISBN: 0520295773 | 2019 | 304 pages | PDF | 1446 KB
After centuries of near silence, Latin poetry underwent a renaissance in the late fourth and fifth centuries CE evidenced in the works of key figures such as Ausonius, Claudian, Prudentius, and Paulinus of Nola. This period of resurgence marked a milestone in the reception of the classics of late Republican and early imperial poetry. In Classicism and Christianity in Late Antique Latin Poetry, Philip Hardie explores the ways in which poets writing on non-Christian and Christian subjects used the classical traditions of Latin poetry to construct their relationship with Rome's imperial past and present, and with the by now not-so-new belief system of the state religion, Christianity. The book pays particular attention to the themes of concord and discord, the "cosmic sense" of late antiquity, novelty and renouatio, paradox and miracle, and allegory. It is also a contribution to the ongoing discussion of whether there is an identifiably late antique poetics and a late antique practice of intertextuality. Not since Michael Robert's classic The Jeweled Style has a single book had so much to teach about the enduring power of Latin poetry in late antiquity.

Baba Padmanji - Vernacular Christianity in Colonial India
pdf | 1.96 MB | English | Isbn:‎ 0367503905 | Author: Dandekar, Deepra; | Year: 2020

Susan Kerr, Jürgen Moltmann, Ján Figel', Christel Ngnambi, Anette L'Orange, "Is God a Populist?: Christianity, Populism and the Future of Europe"
English | 2019 | ASIN: B081T395DV | 226 pages | EPUB | 0.79 MB
Populist movements are changing the face of European politics. Is God a populist? looks at their strategies to attract voters by claiming to defend Europe's Christian heritage. It asks bold questions about whether these new populists can be trusted, to whom their Christian messaging appeals, and how Europe's established parties, the European public and churches should respond.