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The Modern Library contains material written during or after 1970, which tends to be more scholarly than Kiosk material.
Finngeir Hiorth Norway
Church and State in Norway (1997) Finngeir Hiorth The present Norwegian state church system goes back to 1536 when the Reformation in Europe led to the establishment of Lutheranism in Norway. The Norwegian Lutheran State Church, often simply called the Norwegian Church, is led by and largely financed by the state. In practice the […]
Fred Edwords Creation
Dealing With “Scientific” Creationists (1994) Frederick Edwords An effective response to the political, social, and educational aspirations of so-called “scientific” creationists requires first an understanding of the creation model and of creationist aims. Only with this knowledge can one have some chance of success. One should, in fact, go to great lengths to avoid misrepresenting […]
A Resurrection Debate
A Resurrection Debate The New Testament Evidence in Evangelical and in Critical Perspective Revised Edition*, 2000 G.A. Wells Introduction The Reliability of the Gospels The Question of Miracles Non-Christian Evidence The Resurrection in the Gospels Paul’s Account of the Resurrection Epistles and Gospels as Different Strata of Tradition Notes 1 Introduction In 1987 the New […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap16
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 16 – Prophecy and the Earliest Prophets DURING the eighth century, utterances of a class of men known as "prophets" were recorded in Israel and Judah. The Hebrew prophetic movement appears to have begun during the early years of the occupancy of Canaan […]
Gerald Larue Otll Chap30
Old Testament Life and Literature (1968) Gerald A. Larue Chapter 30 – The Hasmonean Dynasty1 Read I Macc. Chs. 14-16 WITH Simon (141-135) a new era dawned for the Jews, and for the first time since the Babylonian conquest, they breathed the pure air of freedom. The atmosphere was charged with expectation. Simon […]
Gerd Ludemann Letter2
July 26, 2000 Prof. Dr. E. Muehlenberg Faculty of Theology George-August University 37073 Goettingen Germany Dear Prof. Dr. Muehlenberg: I write in response to your letter of April 4, 2000. Although an “open letter” would have been quite appropriate in such a case, it was not our intention that you would learn about our […]
Graham Oppy Naturalism
Review of: Craig, William Lane, and Moreland, J. P. (eds) Naturalism: A Critical Analysis London: Routledge, 2000, pp.xv+279, £60.00 The editors claim a threefold purpose for the essays which appear in this collection. First, the essays are intended to establish that naturalism “fails to deal adequately with a number of desiderata”. Second, the essays […]
Ilhan Arsel Din Adamlari Bolum04
Din Adami Insanlarimizi, Seriat’in “Dua” ve “Ibadet” Konusundaki Verileriyle Egitirken, Yaratici Güç’ten Yoksun, “Mütevekkil”, Kendine Güvensiz Ve Benligine Yabanci Niteliklerde Kilar “Dua” ve “Ibadet” denilen seyler, müslüman kisi için sadece yasam amaci olarak degil ve fakat ayni zamanda Tanri’ya layik olabilmek bakimindan da gerekli ve önemli sayilir. Din adami’nin bellettigi seriat verilerine göre kisi, gerek […]
Ilhan Arsel Din Adamlari Bolum20
Atatürk’ün Binbir Güçlükle Din Adami’ndan Kurtardigi toplumu, Yeniden Din Adami’nin Pençesine Terkeden Zihniyet. I) “Aydin” din adami yetistirme hayalleri: II) Atatürk’e gelinceye kadar Islam devletlerinin hiç birinde “özgürlük”, “insan haysiyeti” ve “insan sevgisi” adina din adami’na karsi savasan ve toplumu din adami’nin kötülüklerinden kurtaran olmamistir. III) Gerçek anlamda “aydin” olmayan din adami, halkin da aydinlanmasini […]
James Still Doherty
Book Review: The Jesus Puzzle James Still Doherty, Earl. (1999): The Jesus Puzzle. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Humanist Publications. 380 pages. U.S. $14.50. Most survey books on the historical Jesus begin with the quiet assumption that a human man lay at the core of a superstructure of myths piled upon him in the subsequent four centuries […]
James Still Virgin Birth
Library: Modern Documents: James Still: Virgin Birth The Virgin Birth and Childhood Mysteries of Jesus James Still Biblical scholars have long ago dismissed the literal interpretation of the miraculous virgin-birth of Jesus. Also, many liberal Christian denominations have either quietly purged the curious piece of teaching from their body of philosophy, or conveniently ignore the […]
Is “Freethinker” Synonymous with Nontheist?
Notes* Jeffery Jay Lowder In this column, I want to consider two distinct but closely related questions: (1) can a theist be a freethinker?; and (2) are all nontheists freethinkers? I shall argue that the answer to (1) is “yes” and the answer to (2) is “no.” I shall then argue that nontheists should stop […]
Jeff Lowder Jury Chap3
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Jim Lippard Gishreview
Review of Creation Scientists Answer Their Critics Jim Lippard The following appeared in Perspectives in Science and Christian Faith, the journal of the American Scientific Affiliation, in the September 1994 issue (vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 193-195), and is reprinted here with the permission of the editor. (The title is mine and did not appear […]
Ken Saladin Saladin Gish2 Saladin2
First Rebuttal for the Affirmative (Saladin, 15 minutes) [During the intermission, someone from the audience asked me if I could speak more slowly. I apologize if I talked too fast for some of you to follow me, especially the foreign students, but I would point out that it’s hard for me to speak slowly, because […]
Lifeafterdeath Immortality
Immortality The question of survival of bodily death concerns whether some aspect of an individual (usually one’s personality or consciousness) continues to exist after the death of one’s normal physical body. Immortality concerns whether that surviving aspect continues to exist forever. While evidence for survival is not necessarily evidence for immortality, evidence against survival is […]
Massimo Pigliucci Column Rationallyspeaking November2000
Rationally Speaking A monthly e-column by Massimo Pigliucci Department of Botany, University of Tennessee N. 4, November 2000 – "Intelligent Design – the Classical Argument" This column can be posted for free on any appropriate web site. If you are interested in receiving the html code, please send an email Further reading: Dialogues Concerning Natural […]
Mathew Sn Morality
More Research concerning Atheist Morality mathew [ Traducción al Español / Spanish translation ] This article appeared in the “Living” section of the September 11, 1993, edition of the “San Jose Mercury News.” It is a summary of a study which shows that religious belief and ethical behavior have little to no correlation. NOT […]
Michael Martin Butler
Butler’s Defense of TAG and Critique of TANG (1996) Michael Martin Michael Butler in a recent paper published on the Internet has attempted to defend The Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God (TAG) and refute The Transcendental Argument for the NonExistence of God (TANG).[1] In this paper I evaluate his defense and refutation. […]
Michael Martin Free Speech
Atheism and Intraorganizational Free Speech (1996) Michael Martin What position should atheists take on freedom of speech? In particular, what stand should atheistic organizations take in regard to the freedom of speech of its members? Should they censor members who do not adhere to particular doctrines which, even if they are not entailed by […]
Michael Martin Martin Frame Tang2
A Response to John Frame’s Rebuttal of The Transcendental Argument for the Nonexistence of God (TANG) Michael Martin My article, "The Transcendental Argument for the Nonexistence of God," was originally published in the New Zealand Rationalist and Humanist (Autumn 1996, p. 4). It recently appeared on the Internet and was replied to by John […]
Michael Martin Review Stein
[Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Teaching Philosophy 9:1 (October 1986): 90-91. The page numbers below show the position of the text within that pagination scheme.] ________________________________________ 90 An Anthology of Atheism and Rationalism, Gordon Stein, ed. Prometheus Books, 1980, 354 pages, $14.95 pbk. Michael Martin This book is a useful reminder that […]
Michael Moore Psychopath
Psychopathology in Religious Ideation: The Case of Death by Proxy (2013) Michael Moore Though there is no unequivocal evidence for a causal relationship between religiosity and psychopathology, a large body of data suggests a connection between these two phenomena. (For some of the controversial research findings, see my paper with Daniela Kramer titled “We are […]
Niclas Berggren Morality
On the Nature of Morality (1998) An Internet Reply to Eugene Khutoryansky’s “Objective Morality Based on Scientific and Rational Reasoning” Niclas Berggren “There are no objective values.” – J. L. Mackie, Ethics: Inventing Right and Wrong. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1977, p. 15. I. There has long been a discussion in philosophy regarding the nature of […]
Nontheism Atheism Evil Reviews
Reviews of Books about Arguments from Evil Book Review: Dialog on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God (2000) by Mark Ivan Vuletic In 1978, philosopher John Perry published a well-received little book in which three fictional friends engaged in a series of stimulating but easy-to-understand discussions about personal identity and immortality. Review of Andrea […]
Nontheism Atheism Pain And Pleasure
The Biological Role of Pain and Pleasure The argument from the biological role of pain and pleasure is an evidential argument from evil that focuses on a specific type of “natural evil”: the biological role of pain and pleasure. Inspired by Hume and formulated by philosopher of religion Paul Draper, the argument uses Bayesian confirmation […]
Paul Obrien Gentle Atheism10
Now we should assess atheism pragmatically. Theism has proven to be a fairly good pragmatic theory, but maybe not quite as attractive as it would superficially seem. Still, it survives despite its harshest criticisms and remains resilient to this day. I want to briefly mention some views typically held about atheists and the atheistic lifestyle. […]
Peter Atkins Behe
Darwin’s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution Michael J. Behe The Free Press, New York ISBN 0-684-82754-9 xii + 307 pp Reviewed by Peter Atkins, University of Oxford For those who have not already encountered this book or one of its numerous reviews, let me simply say that the author sets out to argue […]
Peter Wilson Ethics
Secular Ethics and Animal Rights (1995) Peter D. Wilson Since the beginning of recorded history humans have searched for the knowledge that teaches us right from wrong. Most of the time, people have found this knowledge in religion. But for those of us who do not believe in gods, we are left to fend […]
Quentin Smith Smith3
Smith Closing Title TBA (2008) Quentin Smith Continue the Debate Copyright ©2008 Quentin Smith. The electronic version is copyright ©2008 by Internet Infidels, Inc. with the written permission of Quentin Smith. All rights reserved.