Another Anthology of Mine Will Be Published, "Christianity is Not Great"
Yep, and I'm as excited as can be. Prometheus Books has just accepted another book proposal of mine on the harms of Christian faith, titled after Christopher Hitchens's NY Times bestselling book, God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything.
It's slated for a Winter 2014 or Spring 2015 publication date. Here are the table of contents and a list of authors:Introduction
1) Religious Violence and the Harms of Christianity, by John W. Loftus
Part One: How Faith Fails:
2) The Failure of Christianity and 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 Cultural 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) Psychological Harms of 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
More details will follow in the months to come. This will be a superior book without peer since it has superior contributors writing substantive chapters on many of the most important issues.
It's slated for a Winter 2014 or Spring 2015 publication date. Here are the table of contents and a list of authors:Introduction1) Religious Violence and the Harms of Christianity, by John W. Loftus
Part One: How Faith Fails:
2) The Failure of Christianity and 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 Cultural 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) Psychological Harms of 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
More details will follow in the months to come. This will be a superior book without peer since it has superior contributors writing substantive chapters on many of the most important issues.