Contents Preface ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: Did Jesus Christ Even Exist? xiii 1. Jesus Was a Meek and Mild Carpenter 1 2. Early Christians Were Poor and Marginalized People 21 3. Early Christianity Was Bigoted toward Women 45 4. Constantine Was Insincere in His Christian Faith 69 5. Medieval Europe Was a Profoundly Christian Society 93 6. The Crusades Were a Series of Brutal, Unprovoked Attacks 119 7. Christianity Is Anti-Science 147 8. The United States Is Abandoning Christianity 175 9. Christianity Is Currently in Decline 199 Bibliography 221 Index 227
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