** "The Book of God: In the Light of the Higher Criticism" by G. W. Foote is a detailed argument against the idea that the Bible is divinely inspired. Written during a time of growing doubt about religion, the book goes into the problems and disagreements found in the Bible's text and how those problems compare with science. It looks closely at religious ideas, pointing out the Bible contradicts itself and that different Christian groups have different understandings. The author presents the Bible as a collection of writings from different writers, and analyses how historical periods and cultures influenced how the scriptures were interpreted. The overarching theme is how modern thought casts a shadow on the trustworthiness of the texts themselves. **
The Book of God : In the Light of the Higher Criticism With Special Reference to Dean Farrar's New Apology
By G. W. (George William) Foote
** A bold exploration shakes the foundations of religious belief by revealing the contradictions and scientific inconsistencies within the supposed infallible text.
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About the AuthorGeorge William Foote was an English radical journalist, writer, editor, publisher, and prominent secularist. He was a leading advocate of freethought, founding and editing notable publications such as The Freethinker and The Secularist and co-founding the British Secular Union. Additionally, he ran a publishing business known as the Pioneer Press. Foote was convicted of blasphemy in 1883 for his satirical attacks on Christianity published in The Freethinker and sentenced to a year in prison. He authored over eighty works, mainly polemical pamphlets, with his editorial essays from The Freethinker compiled into Flowers of Freethought (1893–94).
George William Foote was an English radical journalist, writer, editor, publisher, and prominent secularist. He was a leading advocate of freethought, founding and editing notable publications such as The Freethinker and The Secularist and co-founding the British Secular Union. Additionally, he ran a publishing business known as the Pioneer Press. Foote was convicted of blasphemy in 1883 for his satirical attacks on Christianity published in The Freethinker and sentenced to a year in prison. He authored over eighty works, mainly polemical pamphlets, with his editorial essays from The Freethinker compiled into Flowers of Freethought (1893–94).
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