CMW051: How would the Gospels Look Different if? Part2, Interview with John Loftus

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Part 2 of 5 in the series of interviews “How would the Gospels look different if …?” is with John Loftus of the blog Debunking Christianity and used to be a christian minister. I’m pretty sure you can guess what side of the fence John sits on. Enjoy

Show Notes

• John writes the blog Debunking Christianity
• Gotthold Lessing and his “broad ugly ditch”
• Søren Kierkegaard did espouse the idea of a Laap of Faith or fideism
• Karl Barth was a reformed theologian who is credited with founding Neo-Orthodoxy
• Apodicticity is the idea that we can be certain of something with no possible logical doubt, the classic example of this sort of thing is a mathematical proof.
• The Book of Mormon
• John recommended From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods
• The Jewish Stronghold of Masada
• The writings of Flavius Josephus and a short article on his mentions of Jesus of Nazareth
• Herodotus of Halicarnassus
• A summary of David Hume’s on Miracles and the whole argument
• Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity, also available for Kindle
• The Shroud of Turin

Books to Consider

• Why I Became an Atheist: A Former Preacher Rejects Christianity
• The Christian Delusion: Why Faith Fails
• The End of Christianity
• Why I Rejected Christianity: A Former Apologist Explains
• From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods
• Hume’s Abject Failure: The Argument Against Miracles

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