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Voltaire (1694-1778), novelist, dramatist, poet, philosopher,
historian, and satirist, was one of the most renowned figures of
the Age of Enlightenment. In this collection of anti-clerical works
from the last twenty-five years of Voltaire's life, he roundly
attacks the philosophical optimism of the deists, the so-called
inspiration of the Bible, the papacy, and vulgar superstition.
These great works reveal Voltaire not only as a polemicist but also
as a profound humanitarian. The selections include "Poem on the
Lisbon Disaster", "We Must Take Sides", "The Questions of Zapate"
and "The Sermon of the Fifty," homilies on superstition and the
interpretation of the Old and New Testaments, and his famous
"Treatise on Toleration".
Most Batman fans have enjoyed the Dark Knight in comics or on the
big screen and are eagerly anticipating the release of the new
Justice League movie. But only real fans know the other characters
who have donned the cowl in place of Bruce Wayne, or know the full
origin stories of those who make up the rogues gallery. 100 Things
Batman Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate
resource for true fans, whether you're a comic book collector, an
aficionado of Christopher Nolan's films, or both! Joseph McCabe of
Nerdist.com has collected every essential piece of Dark Knight
knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them
all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow
checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom. Contains
exclusive interviews with Batman creators!
Probably no religious institution in the world has had so
remarkable a history, and assuredly none has attracted so large and
varied a literature, as the Papacy. This book contains a study of
twenty famous popes whose careers and whose influence were
important in the development of the church and in the history of
the world. It provides a view of the Papacy from the early 3rd to
the early 20th century.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
Did Jesus ever live? Was he the Messiah as Christianity has
claimed? And what are the true foundations of the Christian
religion? These are the fundamental questions posed by ex-priest
Joseph McCabe (1867-1955), a prodigious scholar, translator, and
lecturer, who tirelessly promoted scientific inquiry, skepticism,
and anticlericalism in works that were exhaustively researched yet
accessible to the general reader. In these three lively,
informative, and combative essays, McCabe takes us through the
ancient Mediterranean world to show how Christianity appropriated
the ceremonies and myths of paganism to elaborate the Resurrection
story.McCabe cogently demonstrates that the Jesus of the gospels is
not historical at all but a curious amalgam built up after his
death. The gospels themselves are completely unreliable as
biographies of Jesus. Critically examining all the ancient sources,
McCabe reveals a series of shameless distortions by Christian
apologists who, he argues, destroyed classical civilization and
inaugurated the Dark Ages.
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