Theological Essays


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(3.2 stars; 3 reviews)

Charles Bradlaugh was an English political activist and atheist who founded the National Secular Society in 1866.
In the 23 "Theological Essays" collected here, he discusses his views on various topics such as whether man has a soul and if there is a God; who was Jesus Christ and the Apostles. He also deals in depth with various books of the Bible, gives an overview of the history of heresy, and tries to answer the question when the Gospels were written. (Summary by Availle) (13 hr 4 min)

Chapitres

Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter I: Introductory 22:42 Lu par Mark Nelson
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter II: The Sixteenth Century 30:00 Lu par czandra
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter III: The Seventeenth Century, Part 1 37:39 Lu par Roxby
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter III: The Seventeenth Century, Part 2 18:07 Lu par Roxby
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter IV: The Eighteenth Century, Part 1 29:56 Lu par Roxby
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter IV: The Eighteenth Century, Part 2 35:30 Lu par Roxby
Humanity's Gain from Unbelief 37:20 Lu par Jennifer Fournier
Supernatural and Rational Morality 20:53 Lu par Jennifer Fournier
Has Man a Soul? 37:08 Lu par Jennifer Fournier
Is There a God? 25:36 Lu par Jennifer Fournier
A Plea For Atheism, Part 1 34:34 Lu par swanninlove
A Plea For Atheism, Part 2 29:23 Lu par KalenXI
A Few Words About the Devil 19:45 Lu par Mike Shepard
Were Adam and Eve our First Parents? 25:33 Lu par CTR
New Life of Abraham 21:15 Lu par Alan Dove
New Life of Jacob 28:45 Lu par Michael Poling
New Life of Moses 23:22 Lu par bdixon702
New Life of David 32:40 Lu par bdixon702
A New Life of Jonah 20:57 Lu par sanjayparikh
Who Was Jesus Christ? 25:52 Lu par Michele Eaton
What Did Jesus Teach? 30:18 Lu par Michele Eaton
The Twelve Apostles 24:12 Lu par Michele Eaton
The Atonement 21:21 Lu par Michele Eaton
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 1 29:04 Lu par Availle
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 2 23:39 Lu par Availle
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 3 24:17 Lu par Availle
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 4 26:50 Lu par Availle
Mr. Gladstone in Reply to Colonel Ingersoll on Christianity 19:41 Lu par Jake Malizia
A Few Words on the Christian's Creed 28:20 Lu par Bill Mosley

Critiques

Average Book and Mostly Good Reading


(4 stars)

(My score indicates the quality of the reading/audio) I have a deep interest in philosophy, especially theology, and I would recommend this book to anyone wanting an introduction to theological philosophy. There is a good history of philosophy up until the 19th century and many of the questions proposed are still discussed today. Charles Bradlaugh, an atheist, is a very well read theologian and his essays are well constructed, albeit now very outdated. He poses many questions and stances that, for his time, we're very counter culture and are continued to be addressed by theologians to the present day (although none of his positions are of his creation he explains and argues them somewhat well). However, some of his arguments are in bad faith (ba-dum-tss) even by the standards of his day. The reading was mostly good and many of the readers did absolutely fantastic. However, a few readers had very bad audio (one too quiet, and one low quality and poorly edited).