Theological Essays


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(3.2 stars; 3 reviews)

Charles Bradlaugh was an English political activist and atheist who founded the National Secular Society in 1866.
In the 23 "Theological Essays" collected here, he discusses his views on various topics such as whether man has a soul and if there is a God; who was Jesus Christ and the Apostles. He also deals in depth with various books of the Bible, gives an overview of the history of heresy, and tries to answer the question when the Gospels were written. (Summary by Availle) (13 hr 4 min)

Chapters

Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter I: Introductory 22:42 Read by Mark Nelson
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter II: The Sixteenth Century 30:00 Read by czandra
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter III: The Seventeenth Century, Part 1 37:39 Read by Roxby
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter III: The Seventeenth Century, Part 2 18:07 Read by Roxby
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter IV: The Eighteenth Century, Part 1 29:56 Read by Roxby
Heresy: Its Utility and Morality - Chapter IV: The Eighteenth Century, Part 2 35:30 Read by Roxby
Humanity's Gain from Unbelief 37:20 Read by Jennifer Fournier
Supernatural and Rational Morality 20:53 Read by Jennifer Fournier
Has Man a Soul? 37:08 Read by Jennifer Fournier
Is There a God? 25:36 Read by Jennifer Fournier
A Plea For Atheism, Part 1 34:34 Read by swanninlove
A Plea For Atheism, Part 2 29:23 Read by KalenXI
A Few Words About the Devil 19:45 Read by Mike Shepard
Were Adam and Eve our First Parents? 25:33 Read by CTR
New Life of Abraham 21:15 Read by Alan Dove
New Life of Jacob 28:45 Read by Michael Poling
New Life of Moses 23:22 Read by bdixon702
New Life of David 32:40 Read by bdixon702
A New Life of Jonah 20:57 Read by sanjayparikh
Who Was Jesus Christ? 25:52 Read by Michele Eaton
What Did Jesus Teach? 30:18 Read by Michele Eaton
The Twelve Apostles 24:12 Read by Michele Eaton
The Atonement 21:21 Read by Michele Eaton
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 1 29:04 Read by Availle
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 2 23:39 Read by Availle
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 3 24:17 Read by Availle
When Were Our Gospels Written?, Part 4 26:50 Read by Availle
Mr. Gladstone in Reply to Colonel Ingersoll on Christianity 19:41 Read by Jake Malizia
A Few Words on the Christian's Creed 28:20 Read by Bill Mosley

Reviews

Average Book and Mostly Good Reading


(4 stars)

(My score indicates the quality of the reading/audio) I have a deep interest in philosophy, especially theology, and I would recommend this book to anyone wanting an introduction to theological philosophy. There is a good history of philosophy up until the 19th century and many of the questions proposed are still discussed today. Charles Bradlaugh, an atheist, is a very well read theologian and his essays are well constructed, albeit now very outdated. He poses many questions and stances that, for his time, we're very counter culture and are continued to be addressed by theologians to the present day (although none of his positions are of his creation he explains and argues them somewhat well). However, some of his arguments are in bad faith (ba-dum-tss) even by the standards of his day. The reading was mostly good and many of the readers did absolutely fantastic. However, a few readers had very bad audio (one too quiet, and one low quality and poorly edited).