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Is God a Moral Monster?: Making Sense of the Old Testament God - Paul Copan
Is God a Moral Monster?: Making Sense of the Old Testament God
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A recent string of popular-level books written by the New Atheists have leveled the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. How are Christians to respond to such accusations?... show more
A recent string of popular-level books written by the New Atheists have leveled the accusation that the God of the Old Testament is nothing but a bully, a murderer, and a cosmic child abuser. This viewpoint is even making inroads into the church. How are Christians to respond to such accusations? And how are we to reconcile the seemingly disconnected natures of God portrayed in the two testaments?In this timely and readable book, apologist Paul Copan takes on some of the most vexing accusations of our time, including:God is arrogant and jealousGod punishes people too harshlyGod is guilty of ethnic cleansingGod oppresses womenGod endorses slaveryChristianity causes violenceand moreCopan not only answers God's critics, he also shows how to read both the Old and New Testaments faithfully, seeing an unchanging, righteous, and loving God in both.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780801072758 (0801072751)
Publisher: Baker Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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XOX
XOX rated it
1.0 God is a moral monster
The answer to the question on the title is yes, the Christian god is monster, a monster created by its followers. Update.This shit is being but religious fuckheads in explain why their fucking horrible piece of shit god, is doing horrible and still "nice".Fuck that. Christian god is a baby-killing m...
lonesomepoint
lonesomepoint rated it
This book is very helpful in understanding God's more mysterious commands and actions in the Old Testament, but much of the initial information is what Christians should probably already know (affirmation of God's loving character); and because this author is an academic (he teaches philosophy and e...
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