Richard Carrier - "The Historicity of Christ: Reason for Doubt"
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Center for Inquiry Northeast Ohio (http://www.centerforinquiry.net/neohio) is proud to present a visit by noted historian, philosopher, author and secular activist Dr. Richard Carrier! He will be treating us to presentation titled "The Historicity of Christ: Reason for Doubt".
From the amazon.com description of Dr. Carrier's latest book:
“The assumption that Jesus existed as a historical person has occasionally been questioned in the course of the last hundred years or so, but any doubts that have been raised have usually been put to rest in favor of imagining a blend of the historical, the mythical and the theological in the surviving records of Jesus. Carrier re-examines the whole question and finds compelling reasons to suspect the more daring assumption is correct.”
Richard has a Ph.D. in the history of philosophy from Columbia University, and is a published philosopher and historian, specializing in contemporary philosophy of naturalism, and in Greco-Roman philosophy, science, and religion, and the origins of Christianity. He blogs regularly, lectures for community groups worldwide, and teaches courses online. He is the author of many books including Sense and Goodness without God (http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Goodness-Without-God-Metaphysical/dp/1420802933/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8), On the Historicity of Jesus (http://www.amazon.com/Historicity-Jesus-Might-Reason-Doubt/dp/1909697494/ref=la_B001K8LYEM_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426564943&sr=1-1), and Proving History (http://www.amazon.com/Proving-History-Bayess-Theorem-Historical-ebook/dp/B00C4B2FLA/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8), as well as chapters in several anthologies and articles in academic journals.
For more about Dr. Carrier and his work see www.richardcarrier.info.
Light refreshments and snacks will be served. See you there!