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Jesus Christ Superstition

By Robert M. Price

Book information

Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing
Year
2019
ISBN
1634311906, 9781634311908
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
961 kB (984435 bytes)
Edition
None
Pages
224\0
Time added
2022-03-20 13:12:00

Description

Robert M. Price, a former Evangelical Christian, examines the confusing intersection of Christianity and superstition by asking questions. Is “practicing the presence of God” actually a variety of paranoia? Is having a “personal relationship with Jesus Christ” really akin to a child playing with an imaginary friend? At what point does a religious belief become an obsessive neurosis? Price finds that the source of superstition in Christianity is the objectification of the transcendent. As a result, he argues, many of the most destructive superstitions within Christianity are inessential accretions to the faith, interfering with life-transforming piety to the glad benefit of many of Christianity's adherents. Christians who believe that an unexamined faith is not worth having will profit from struggling with Jesus Christ Superstition.

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