Project Gutenberg 2012-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 167 Mangasarian, M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) 1859 1943 Mangasarian, Mangasar Mugurditch Is the Morality of Jesus Sound? A Lecture Delivered Before the Independent Religious Society Produced by Paul Clark, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Is the Morality of Jesus Sound?" by M. M. Mangasarian is a critical lecture delivered in the early 20th century, meant to provoke thought and discussion regarding the ethical teachings attributed to Jesus Christ. This thought-provoking work is a philosophical critique that examines the foundations of Christian morality, ultimately questioning the validity and universality of Jesus's moral principles. Mangasarian, an outspoken rationalist, challenges the notion that Jesus's teachings represent the pinnacle of moral thought. In the book, Mangasarian explores various aspects of Jesus's teachings, arguing that they are heavily influenced by a provincial worldview and a pessimistic view of life. He points out that Jesus's morality lacks universal appeal, instead reflecting the beliefs and limitations of his time. By discussing specific examples from the gospels, Mangasarian critiques the themes of asceticism, the implications of Jesus's teachings on poverty, and the problematic views on judgment and forgiveness. Ultimately, he calls for a reevaluation of morality that prioritizes human experience and rational thought over the supernatural constructs of religion, suggesting that humanity can find better guiding principles beyond the dogmas of Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41650/41650-h/images/i_title.jpg Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Jesus Christ BT Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 81118 2025-07-17T03:48:35.309773 text/html 57565 2024-10-23T13:00:59 text/html 96027 2025-07-17T03:48:37.159749 application/epub+zip 95882 2025-07-17T03:48:35.672801 application/epub+zip 95882 2025-07-17T03:48:35.481776 application/epub+zip 130273 2025-07-17T03:48:38.470763 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121302 2025-07-17T03:48:36.956755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121475 2022-09-19T05:25:20.194914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 71449 2023-09-18T07:35:26.991341 text/plain 51597 2024-10-23T13:00:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16586 2025-07-17T03:48:38.589737 application/rdf+xml 10797 2025-07-17T03:48:35.538767 image/jpeg 2027 2025-07-17T03:48:35.510767 image/jpeg 79274 2025-07-17T03:48:35.318782 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