Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 287 Besant, Annie 1847 1933 Besant, Annie Wood Wood, Annie Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History" by Annie Besant is a critical examination of the foundational aspects of Christianity, likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the evidences and historical claims surrounding Christianity, questioning its origin, beliefs, morality, and overall historical existence. Besant aims to provide rational arguments for the rejection of Christianity from a freethinker perspective. The opening of the work establishes a foundation for its thesis by critically analyzing the historical documentation related to the life of Jesus Christ and the early Christian church. The author emphasizes the lack of contemporary evidence to support significant events described in the Gospels, such as miraculous occurrences or even the historical figure of Jesus himself. Besant critiques the silence of notable historians from the era, including Josephus and Tacitus, regarding Jesus and his supposed miracles, arguing that such gaps in historical records cast doubt on the credibility of Christian narratives. Her approach not only questions the factual basis of Christian claims but also leads to a broader discourse on the implications of accepting or rejecting these beliefs within a rational framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Christianity -- Controversial literature BL Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 782696 2025-08-06T05:06:50.423423 text/html 750707 2024-10-28T20:20:10 text/html 390168 2025-08-06T05:07:01.449327 application/epub+zip 397747 2025-08-06T05:06:54.535332 application/epub+zip 371204 2025-08-06T05:06:52.943369 application/epub+zip 776210 2025-08-06T05:07:07.013436 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 739642 2025-08-06T05:07:00.356310 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561628 2022-09-07T01:43:31.613158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725258 2025-08-06T05:06:49.684346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 705373 2024-10-28T20:20:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16618 2025-08-06T05:07:07.286373 application/rdf+xml 24921 2025-08-06T05:06:53.464339 image/jpeg 4783 2025-08-06T05:06:53.203532 image/jpeg 376834 2025-08-06T05:06:50.478393 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia