#80 - Richard Carrier on Christianity, Jesus, and Christian Apologetics

In this edition of The Aidan Project , Aidan is joined by author, historian, philosopher and exceptional debunker of Christian apologetics, Dr. Richard Carrier . What are the origins of Christianity? What is the evidence for a historical Jesus? What is it like to debate Christian apologists, and what are the common arguments made in defence of the faith? These questions, and much more, are answered in this episode. Dr. Carrier's books and articles have received international attention. With a Ph.D. from Columbia University in ancient history, Dr. Carrier specializes in the intellectual history of Greece and Rome, particularly ancient philosophy, religion, and science, with an emphasis on the origins of Christianity, and the use and progress of science under the Roman empire. Dr. Carrier is also a published expert in the modern philosophy of naturalism as a worldview. Dr. Carrier is the author of On the Historicity of Jesus , Proving History , Sense and Goodness without God , Science Education in the Early Roman Empire , Not the Impossible Faith , Why I Am Not a Christian , and Hitler Homer Bible Christ . For purchase options, see Dr. Carrier's website is an incredible resource for additional information, including articles, useful links, classes, social media, and more. See Expanded show notes are available at

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#80 - Richard Carrier on Christianity, Jesus, and Christian Apologetics is an episode from The Aidan Project by Aidan Coughlan.

This episode is 01:25:34 long.

This episode was published on Apr 1, 2018.

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