Project Gutenberg 2011-07-20 Public domain in the USA. 203 Holyoake, Austin 1826 1874 Holyoake, A. (Austin) Holyoak, Austin Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity A Response To The Challenge Of The Bishop Of Manchester Produced by David Widger "Ludicrous Aspects Of Christianity" by Austin Holyoake is a critical examination of the Christian faith, particularly its representation of Jesus Christ, and likely written in the late 19th century. This work is a response to a challenge posed by the Bishop of Manchester, discussing themes around religious belief, interpretation, and what Holyoake perceives as contradictions and absurdities within the Gospels. The book endeavors to approach these texts without the lens of faith, instead aiming for a rational understanding of Christian doctrine and its implications. Throughout the book, Holyoake highlights various accounts from the New Testament, questioning the miraculous aspects attributed to Jesus and the moral teachings he is said to represent. The author utilizes a satirical tone to point out what he sees as inconsistencies—ranging from genealogies to ethical contradictions and miraculous claims—depicting Jesus not as a flawless savior but as a figure of flawed humanity. He argues that many core tenets of Christianity are far-fetched and challenges the reader to consider the rationality behind devout belief, ultimately asserting that a deeper inquiry into the Gospels will reveal more dissonance than divinity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Philosophy and religion Free thought BL Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 92221 2025-06-15T05:36:18.354698 text/html 86928 2013-01-29T10:01:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 32241 2013-01-29T10:01:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 115528 2025-06-15T05:36:24.249635 application/epub+zip 114778 2025-06-15T05:36:21.659645 application/epub+zip 94770 2025-06-15T05:36:20.437659 application/epub+zip 223239 2025-06-15T05:36:26.125680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214822 2025-06-15T05:36:23.468637 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101757 2022-09-17T03:30:16.644990 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 79802 2025-06-15T05:36:17.960680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79793 2011-07-20T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 31018 2011-07-20T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 79789 2011-07-20T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30993 2011-07-20T10:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20557 2025-06-15T05:36:26.278611 application/rdf+xml 13920 2025-06-15T05:36:20.981637 image/jpeg 3230 2025-06-15T05:36:20.708657 image/jpeg 115138 2025-06-15T05:36:18.366682 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