I am pretty excited about the upcoming Christianity Is not Great, John Loftus’ latest anthology which comprises a plethora of fantastic authors and chapters, it seems (I have not read the chapters, though cannot wait). This is really shaping up to be a corker. Get it pre-ordered!
Here is a list of chapters:
Contents
Foreword by Hector Avalos
Introduction
1) Religious Violence and the Harms of Christianity, by John W. Loftus
Part One: How Faith Fails:
2) The Failure of the Church and the Triumph of Reason, by Robert G. Ingersoll
3) The Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Christianity, by Victor J. Stenger
4) Faith, Epistemology, and Answering Socrates’ Question by Translation, by Peter Boghossian
Part Two: Political/Institutional Harms:
5) Love Your Enemy, Kill Your Enemy: Crusades, Inquisitions, and Centuries of Christian Violence, by David Eller
6) Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live: The Wicked Christian Witch Hunts, by John W. Loftus
7) They Will Make Good Slaves and Christians: Christianity, Colonialism, and the Destruction of Indigenous People, by David Eller
8) The Slave is the Owner’s Property: Christianity and the Savagery of Slavery, by John W. Loftus
9) Christianity and the Rise of American Democracy, by Richard Carrier
Part Three: Scientific Harms:
10) The Dark Ages, by Richard Carrier
11) The Christian Abuse of the Sanctity of Life, by Ronald A. Lindsay
12) The Gender Binary & LGBTI People: Religious Myth and Medical Malpractice, by Veronica Drantz
13) Christianity Can Be Hazardous to Your Health, by Harriet Hall
14) Christianity and the Environment, by William R. Patterson
15) Doth God Take Care For Oxen?: Christianity’s Acrimony Against Animals, by John W. Loftus
Part Four: Social & Moral Harms:
16) The Christian Right and the Culture Wars, by Ed Brayton
17) Woman, What Have I To Do With Thee?: Christianity’s War Against Women, by Annie Laurie Gaylor
18) Secular Sexuality: A Direct Challenge to Christianity, by Darrel W. Ray
19) The Crazy-Making in Christianity, by Marlene Winell and Valerie Tarico
20) Abusive Pastors and Churches, by Nathan Phelps
Part Five: Morality, Atheism and a Good Life
21) “Tu Quoque, Atheism?” – Our Right to Judge, by Jonathan Pearce
22) Only Humans Can Solve the Problems of the World, by James A. Lindsay
23) Living Without God, by Russell Blackford
About the Contributors
So it all looks pretty impressive. I am looking forward to reading the chapters on slavery and the Dark Ages particularly.
