Doctrine Impossible

What if Christian doctrine is not just unprovable but untenable? Not just implausible but impossible?"Doctrine Impossible" takes a hard look at Christian doctrine, not to see what must be accepted as provably true but what can be accepted as not provably false (a claim is false if the assumption of its truth leads inescapably to a self-contradiction). Most criticisms of religion are from atheists who focus on the lack of evidence that God exists. This book focuses on the inescapable...
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What if Christian doctrine is not just unprovable but untenable? Not just implausible but impossible?"Doctrine Impossible" takes a hard look at Christian doctrine, not to see what must be accepted as provably true but what can be accepted as not provably false (a claim is false if the assumption of its truth leads inescapably to a self-contradiction). Most criticisms of religion are from atheists who focus on the lack of evidence that God exists. This book focuses on the inescapable self-contradictions in Christian doctrine. The author approaches Christian doctrine objectively rather than reverently, taking its claims at face value to see where they lead.The book is organized as a six-part journey: Why reason is indispensable to faith; the idolatrous nature of scripture-based religion and the blasphemous nature of scriptural depictions of God; self-contradiction in Christian doctrine on sin; self-contradiction in doctrine on salvation; a non-religious model of why evil exists; and the possibility that God is present in and evolving from all sentient life. Throughout, the reader will see how the history of Christianity belies its own lofty claims, how the Bible has been hideously misused throughout history, and how the teachings of Jesus are better understood in light of rational spirituality than of dogmatic religiosity."Doctrine Impossible" is lively, irreverent, provocative, and frequently funny. Thoughtful believers and non-believers interested in religion and its impact on history and society will find it informative and challenging. Atheists will find it a useful complement to the literature detailing the lack of evidence to support religious claims. Honest God-seekers may find in it a new path, more fulfilling than what churches offer. And fundamentalists will hate it for exposing Christianity's core doctrines and apologetics as provably false.