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Christianity on Trial
Vincent Carroll
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Description for Christianity on Trial
Paperback. Challenges readers of all beliefs - even those with a belief in disbelief itself - to question the anti-religious bigotry that thrives in our intellectual world and to reevaluate the role of Christianity not only as a source of consolation but of enlightenment and human liberation as well. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 365.
In "Christianity on Trial," Vincent Carroll and David Shiflett do not shrink from confronting the tragedies that have been perpetrated throughout the ages in the name of Christianity. But they argue that the current indulgence of anti-Christian rhetoric in our culture not only involves bad taste, but tunnel vision and willful historical illiteracy as well. Carroll and Shiflett dispassionately consider the indictment of Christianity--specifically that it has justified racism and misogyny, encouraged ignorance, and promoted the despoliation of the environment and even justified genocide. Then, in a narrative whose intellectual elegance and verve calls up comparisons to "How the Irish ... Read more
In "Christianity on Trial," Vincent Carroll and David Shiflett do not shrink from confronting the tragedies that have been perpetrated throughout the ages in the name of Christianity. But they argue that the current indulgence of anti-Christian rhetoric in our culture not only involves bad taste, but tunnel vision and willful historical illiteracy as well. Carroll and Shiflett dispassionately consider the indictment of Christianity--specifically that it has justified racism and misogyny, encouraged ignorance, and promoted the despoliation of the environment and even justified genocide. Then, in a narrative whose intellectual elegance and verve calls up comparisons to "How the Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Encounter Books,USA United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781893554153
SKU
V9781893554153
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About Vincent Carroll
Vincent Carroll and David Shiflett
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