{"product_id":"beyond-the-crusades-christianitys-lies-laws-and-legacy-paperback","title":"Beyond the Crusades: Christianity's Lies, Laws and Legacy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Paulkovich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThird edition of the author's book. Revised and updated May 2025. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Robert M. Price\u003c\/b\u003e (excerpt): \u003cbr\u003eMichael Paulkovich's \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest representative of an important genre: the openly polemical treatise against the Christian religion. There is no pretense here of detached, scholarly objectivity, as if the book were a study of exotic butterflies or Wooly Mammoths. In fact, one suspects that such polite critiques of Christianity are no less polemical in intent (as well as in effect) than Paulkovich's, but they are trying to hide it. Paulkovich's cards are on the table. He means to join battle. And why not?...\u003cbr\u003ePaulkovich meets the lay apologist who has read a few books by Josh McDowell or Ravi Zacharias on his own ground, though he turns out to have carried a gun to a knife fight. \"I've done my homework, as you say you have. You are pretty smug. Maybe you shouldn't be. Ready to rumble, my friend?\" Heck, it's great sport, and my money's on Michael. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaulkovich's \"Jesus Razor\" is introduced: \u003cbr\u003e1. Think of the universe \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e God had his son tortured to death. Got it? Now, \u003cbr\u003e2. Think of the universe \u003ci\u003eafter \u003c\/i\u003eGod had him tortured to death. What changed, if anything? Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFOREWORD\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I. CHRISTIAN TIMELINE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e30th Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e20th Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e17th Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e12th Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e9th Century BCE\u003cbr\u003eSixth Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e4th Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e3rd Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e2nd Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e1st Century BCE\u003cbr\u003e1st Century CE\u003cbr\u003e2nd Century\u003cbr\u003e3rd Century\u003cbr\u003e4th Century\u003cbr\u003e5th Century\u003cbr\u003e6th Century\u003cbr\u003e7th Century\u003cbr\u003e8th Century\u003cbr\u003e9th Century\u003cbr\u003e11th Century\u003cbr\u003e12th Century\u003cbr\u003e13th Century\u003cbr\u003e14th Century\u003cbr\u003e15th Century\u003cbr\u003e16th Century\u003cbr\u003e17th Century\u003cbr\u003e18th Century\u003cbr\u003e19th Century\u003cbr\u003e20th Century\u003cbr\u003e21St Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II. A CASE AGAINST RELIGION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtermination of the Human Beings\u003cbr\u003eSeparation of Armageddon and State\u003cbr\u003eWitch Hunts\u003cbr\u003eBible Bunk and Holy Horrors\u003cbr\u003eBeaten with Many Stripes\u003cbr\u003eThe Jurisprudence of Gay Marriage\u003cbr\u003ePretzel Logic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III. CHRISTIAN ROOTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMythology Abuse: Inherit the Hot Air\u003cbr\u003eSaviors, Sun-gods and Messiahs\u003cbr\u003eCarabbas\/Barabbas\u003cbr\u003eEgyptian Origins of Judeo-Christian Beliefs\u003cbr\u003eMithra\/Mithras: From Persia to Rome\u003cbr\u003eApollonius Tyaneus\u003cbr\u003eMother Maya and Baby Siddhartha\u003cbr\u003eMother Semele and Baby Dionysus\u003cbr\u003eMother Devaki and Baby Krishna\u003cbr\u003eMother Gaia and Baby Prometheus\u003cbr\u003eMother Nana and Baby Attis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV. THE BIBLE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosephus' Coat of Many Colors\u003cbr\u003eMystery of the Silent Historians\u003cbr\u003eBible Origins and Wild Variations\u003cbr\u003eThe Gospel Truth\u003cbr\u003eThe Cheapest of Tuxedos\u003cbr\u003eThe Old Testament\u003cbr\u003eThe Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth\u003cbr\u003ePolytheism in the Bible\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONCLUSION\u003cbr\u003eEPILOGUE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTES\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX I\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX II\u003cbr\u003eGLOSSARY\u003cbr\u003eINDEX \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eALSO BY MICHAEL PAULKOVICH: \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly Harmful: 1001 Things Everyone Should Know About Religion. \u003c\/i\u003e(2020) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eMOSTLY HARMFUL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow could anyone outdo the feat of writing \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e? Only its author could do that, as we see in Michael Paulkovich's \u003ci\u003eMostly Harmful: 1001 Things Everyone Should Know about Religion\u003c\/i\u003e. This is a wonderfully readable reference book needed by everyone trying to lead a life of reason...\u003cbr\u003e-- Frank R. Zindler, Editor, American Atheist Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael Paulkovich's new book, \u003ci\u003eMostly Harmful\u003c\/i\u003e, with its vibrant melding of intellectual rigor and pungent, satirical humor, is the best possible antidote to the dogmatism, obscurantism, and plain foolishness of most religious creeds. With this book, along with his previous works, Paulkovich deserves to be placed with Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris as a modern titan of atheism.\u003cbr\u003e-- S. T. Joshi, \u003ci\u003eThe Unbelievers: The Evolution of Modern Atheism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Paulkovich is a contributing editor for The American Rationalist, columnist for American Atheist magazine since 2012, contributor to Free Inquiry, Humanist Perspectives and other journals; inventor and retired NASA Space Systems Engineer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 514\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43423755567171,"sku":"9781578840373","price":30.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/4399\/2899\/files\/5N5JJ9CmlT9781578840373.webp?v=1781713992","url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/beyond-the-crusades-christianitys-lies-laws-and-legacy-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}