The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve VolumesIngersoll, Robert Green
Religion
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Complete Contents: Dresden Edition—Twelve Volumes
Ingersoll, Robert Green
Free thought
(1894.)
The Truth about the Bible Ought to be ToldóI. The Origin of the
BibleóEstablishment of the Mosaic CodeóMoses not the Author of the
PentateuchóSome Old Testament Books of Unknown OriginóII. Is the Old
Testament Inspired?óWhat an Inspired Book Ought to BeóWhat the Bible
IsóAdmission of Orthodox Christians that it is not Inspired as to
ScienceóThe Enemy of ArtóIII. The Ten CommandmentsóOmissions and
RedundanciesóThe Story of AchanóThe Story of ElishaóThe Story of
DanielóThe Story of JosephóIV. What is it all Worth?óNot True, and
ContradictoryóIts Myths Older than the PentateuchóOther Accounts
of the Creation, the Fall, etc.óBooks of the Old Testament Named
and CharacterizedóV. Was Jehovah a God of Love?óVI. Jehovah's
AdministrationóVII. The New TestamentóMany Other Gospels besides
our FouróDisagreementsóBelief in DevilsóRaising of the DeadóOther
MiraclesóWould a real Miracle-worker have been Crucified?óVIII.
The Philosophy of ChristóLove of
EnemiesóImprovidenceóSelf-MutilationóThe Earth as a
FootstoolóJusticeóA Bringer of WaróDivision of FamiliesóIX. Is Christ
our Example?óX. Why should we place Christ at the Top and Summit of the
Human Race?óHow did he surpass Other Teachers?óWhat he left Unsaid,
and WhyóInspirationóRejected Books of the New TestamentóThe Bible and
the Crimes it has Caused.
VOLUME IV.--LECTURES
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
WHY I AM AN AGNOSTIC.
THE TRUTH.
HOW TO REFORM MANKIND.
A THANKSGIVING SERMON.
A LAY SERMON.
THE FOUNDATIONS OF FAITH.
SUPERSTITION.
THE DEVIL.
PROGRESS.
WHAT IS RELIGION?
DETAILED CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.
WHY I AM AN AGNOSTIC.
(1896.)
I. Influence of Birth in determining Religious BeliefóScotch, Irish,
English, and Americans Inherit their FaithóReligions of Nations
not Suddenly ChangedóPeople who KnewóWhat they were Certain
AboutóRevivalsóCharacter of Sermons PreachedóEffect of ConversionóA
Vermont Farmer for whom Perdition had no TerrorsóThe Man and his
DogóBacksliding and Re-birthóMinisters who were SincereóA Free Will
Baptist on the Rich Man and LazarusóII. The Orthodox GodóThe
Two DispensationsóThe Infinite HorroróIII. Religious BooksóThe
CommentatorsóPaley's Watch ArgumentóMilton, Young, and PollokóIV.
Studying AstronomyóGeologyóDenial and Evasion by the ClergyóV. The
Poems of Robert BurnsóByron, Shelley, Keats, and ShakespeareóVI.
Volney, Gibbon, and Thomas PaineóVoltaire's Services to LibertyóPagans
Compared with PatriarchsóVII. Other Gods and Other ReligionsóDogmas,
Myths, and Symbols of Christianity Older than our EraóVIII. The Men
of Science, Humboldt, Darwin, Spencer, Huxley, HaeckelóIX. Matter and
Force Indestructible and UncreatableóThe Theory of DesignóX. God an
Impossible BeingóThe Panorama of the PastóXI. Free from Sanctified
Mistakes and Holy Lies.
THE TRUTH.
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