Is the Bible Worth Reading and Other Essays
by Lemuel Kelley Washburn
About this book
These are more than 100 short essays on all things atheism and freethought penned by Lemuel K. Washburn, an American freethought writer and editor for the Boston Investigator. He talks about a wide range of topics, for example about women and the church, human integrity, the character of god and the idea and teachings of Jesus. At the end of some essays there are aphorisms from his pen. Washburn is best known for the Cosmian Hymn Book: A Collection of Original and Selected Hymns, a collection of hymns promoted as "perfectly free from all sectarianism" published in 1888. (Summary by Ava)
Chapters (106)
1Is the Bible Worth Reading
2Sacrifice
3The Drama of Life
4Nature in June
5The Infinite Purpose
6Freethought Commands
7A Rainbow Religion
8A Cruel God
9What is Jesus
10Deeds Better Than Professions
11Give Us The Truth
12The American Sunday
13Lord and Master
14Are Christians Intelligent or Honest
15The Danger of the Ballot
16Who Carried the Cross
17Modern Disciples of Jesus
18A Poor Excuse
19Profession and Practice
20Where Is Truth
21What Does It Prove
22Human Responsibility
23Abolish Dirt
24Religion and Morality
25Jesus as a Model
26Singing Lies
27A Walk Through a Cemetary
28Peace With God
29Saving the Soul
30The Search For Something to Worship
31Where Are They
32Some Questions For Christians To Answer
33The Image Of God
34Religion And Science
35The Bible And The Child
36When To Help The World
37The Judgment Of God
38Christianity And Freethought
39The Brotherhood And Freedom Of Man
40Whatever Is Is Right
41The Object Of Life
42Man
43The Dogma Of The Divine Man
44The Rich Man's Gospel
45Speak Well Of One Another
46Disgraceful Partnerships
47Science And Theology
48Unequal Remuneration
49The Old And The New
50Guard The Ear
51The Character Of God
52Not Important
53Oaths
54Dead Words
55Confession Of Sin
56Death's Philanthropy
57Our Attitude Towards Nature
58Reverence For Motherhood
59The God Of The Bible
60The Measure Of Suffering
61Nature
62Creeds
63Don't Try To Stop The Sun Shining
64Follow Me
65Can We Never Get Along Without Servants?
66A Heavenly Father
67Worship Not Needed
68Was Jesus A Good Man
69How To Help Mankind
70On The Cross
71Equal Moral Standards
72Authority
73A Clean Sabbath
74Human Integrity
75Is It True
76Keep The Children At Home
77Teacher And Preacher
78Fear Of Doubts
79Bible-Backing
80Beggars
81Habits
82Can Poverty Be Abolished
83The Roman Catholic God
84Human Cruelty
85Infidelity
86Atheism
87Christian Happiness
88What God Knows
89The Meaning Of The Word God
90What Has Jesus Done For The World
91The Agnostic's Position
92Orthodoxy
93Ideas Of Jesus
94The Silence Of Jesus
95Does The Church Save
96Save The Republic
97A Woman's Religion
98The Sacrifice Of Jesus
99Fashionable Hypocrisy
100The Saturday Half-Holiday
101The Motive For Preaching
102The Christian's God
103Indifference To Religion
104Sunday Schools
105Going To Church
106Who Is The Greatest Living Man
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