Atheism And The Case Against Christ

""A must-read for believers and nonbelievers alike.”-The American Rationalist“In my judgment, McCormick's book is one of the best—if not the best—critique of the core of Christianity ever written.”-Michael Martin, philosopher of religion, Boston University, and editor of The Cambridge Companion to Atheism“Finally, a first-rate philosopher weighs in and utterly demolishes any hope reasonable people have for believing Jesus was resurrected from the grave. . . . No other book presents a better case. Nothing more needs to be said.”-John W. Loftus, author of Why I Became an Atheist“An extremely good book. Without any technical flourishes, it makes the case against the Jesus story so compellingly that I cannot imagine anyone who takes the trouble to read it carefully and without prejudice being other than completely convinced.”-Colin Howson, professor of philosophy, University of Toronto“Who should read this book? Theists, atheists, Christians, non-Christians, and those whose lives are affected by these overlapping groups—in short, everyone. It contains bold arguments . . . [and is] plain speaking, fast moving, wide ranging, and hard hitting.”-Russell DiSilvestro, assistant professor of philosophy, California State University–Sacramento“A fascinating and well-crafted collection of arguments against the resurrection of Jesus and, more broadly, against the existence of God." -Ricki Monnier, coeditor of The Improbability of God and The Impossibility of God“McCormick's treatment of the psychological and epistemological aspects of the Christian outlook is the best I have ever seen.”-Theodore M. Drange, professor emeritus, West Virginia University“A fascinating and convincing case for generalized atheism.”-Raymond D. Bradley, professor of philosophy emeritus, Simon Fraser University“This book very convincingly shows that most Christians are not justified in accepting the central doctrines of Christianity. . . . [It] should be read by anyone with an interest in the philosophy and history of religion.”-Eric Sotnak, associate professor of philosophy, the University of Akron