02579cam a22004333u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000110010610000370011724500400015426400510019430000470024533600260029233700260031833800360034450000310038050502170041150800260062852011700065453400450182465300160186965300120188565300140189765300110191165300150192265300230193765300100196065300290197065300100199965300430200965300330205285600430208599900170212832006UtSlPG20260610133729.0mcr n260607r2010||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBLaBT1 aMuir, Pearson M'Adam,d1846-192410aModern Substitutes for Christianity 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2010 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2010-04-160 aI. Popular impeachments of Christianity -- II. Morality without religion -- III. The religion of the universe -- IV. The religion of humanity -- V. Theism without Christ -- VI. The tribute of criticism to Christ. aProduced by Al Haines a"Modern Substitutes for Christianity" by Pearson McAdam Muir is a theological critique written in the early 20th century. The book examines contemporary challenges to Christianity, addressing arguments that propose secular substitutes for religious belief, such as morality without religion, pantheism, and humanism. Through a detailed analysis, Muir defends traditional Christian doctrine against the claim that Christianity is obsolete and irrelevant in the modern age. The opening of the work introduces the theme of widespread skepticism towards Christianity and highlights various critiques of the faith, asserting that many consider it outdated and unaligned with modern science and morality. Muir summarizes several popular arguments against Christianity, calling attention to both the critiques and the nature of the critics, who range from secular thinkers to moral philosophers. He suggests that these allegations stem from misinterpretations or abuses of the faith rather than the core beliefs of Christianity, emphasizing that true Christianity continues to provide a necessary moral framework for society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aApologetics aAtheism aPantheism aTheism aPositivism aAtheism -- History aSects aEthical culture movement aCults aApologetics -- History -- 20th century aNon-church-affiliated people40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32006 c72852d72852