Jesus Christ Superstition

Robert M. Price

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Pitchstone Publishing
12 November 2019

Christianity; Christian theology; Christian life & practice

While Christian faith cannot be reduced to mere superstition, few would deny that Christianity is too easily plagued by superstition. Indeed, many Christian theologians have tried to purify Christianity of magical thinking in favor of genuine piety. In Jesus Christ Superstition, Robert M. Price examines this confusing intersection of Christianity and superstition. Is ""practicing the presence of God"" actually a variety of paranoia? Is having a ""personal relationship with Jesus Christ"" really akin to a child playing with an imaginary friend? At what point does a religious belief or practice become an obsessive neurosis? These are searching questions from someone who himself spent many years as an Evangelical Christian. Price finds that the source of superstition in Christianity is the objectification of the transcendent. As a result, he argues, many of the most destructive superstitions within Christianity are unfortunate accretions to the faith and by no means essential to it. In that regard, many of the beliefs and practices that interfere with a life-transforming piety could in principle be purged from Christianity to the glad benefit of its adherents. Christians who believe that an unexamined faith is not worth having will profit from struggling with Jesus Christ Superstition.

By: Robert M. Price
Imprint: Pitchstone Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 152mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9781634311908
ISBN 10: 1634311906
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 12 November 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert M. Price is the host of the podcasts The Bible Geek and The Human Bible as well as the author of many books. He is the founder and editor of the Journal of Higher Criticism.

Reviews for Jesus Christ Superstition

Carrier's best, most engaging, and readable work yet. Don't let the hilarious title fool you; this book is all business. Putting all the historical evidence for Jesus in the crucible, he burns away every apologetic argument and cuts through centuries of special pleading and pious fraud to demonstrate that the 'Real Jesus' is an unreal one. -- David Fitzgerald, author of Nailed and Jesus: Mything in Action